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Rom.7:13 Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.

The apostle Paul did here what few Christian's have the spiritual maturity to do, and what was that? To separate truth from fiction, that is, to separate the flesh from the spirit, in not allowing the flesh to changes God's laws by emotions, or inputting evil to others, nor lying about the truth of his own fallen condition of sin. The foolish person thinks they can changes establish law by their emotions, the greater their emotions the more powerful they think they are in making a point in changing something, and they might even be right in an unrighteous world, but not so with God's laws.

1Cor. 4:1 So let a man think of us as Christ's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries. 4:2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful. 4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self. 4:4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord. 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

One cannot change truth by emotions, what is changed is oneself into living a lie, and teaching it to others whom listen to our lies. The law is good, it is righteous, it is truth because it comes from the truth, the source of all justice, but Paul found out when measuring himself against God's law he was not. Paul like many of us hear, but that's as far as it goes, we do not let what God's word teach us reaching into our hearts, we imagine what God must be like, but fail to know what the God of truth is.

The law expressed God's own righteousness towards humans, it gave them a preview of what a person must live like to have eternal life with God.

Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins.

James 3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.

The law did not flatter the persons under it, it did not make friends with them, it did not tell them constantly how wonderful they were, it did not declare any person from Adam's loins righteous, not one. This is shocking to ones that have spend their lives getting their way by uses of their emotional outburst. When an immature person comes up on something unmovable without feelings they are crushed because their emotional outburst don't work, it does not move the object so they hated it, and the messenger that brought it to them.

2 Peter 2:2 Many will follow their immoral{TR reads "destructive" instead of "immoral"} ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.

Paul on the other hand, humbled himself under the mighty hand of God, and did what all of us Christian's should do, accept that if this is from God it is good, and it must be good for me somehow? Paul stood condemned by God's laws, and to make matters worst the more he applied God's law to himself the greater his sin were found to be! Yes, Paul found what each Christian's should in true godly repentance find, if they are honestly in truth, they will come to our fallen condition. They must come to this point in order to accept undeserved kindness, and to walk in undeserved kindness for the rest of their days as a Christian, judging themselves against the body of Christ and not other sinful humans.

1 John 3:18 My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

Here than was Paul's point, the entire nation of Israel had been mislead into works of laws, which nation was Paul's own brothers and sisters, who he felt deeply over. Now some Christian's freed from the law wanted it back, but why would they want it back, when they were freed from its judgment, whom would be so foolish? Now if you can understand this one simple point the truth of God's word will become very meaningful for you?

Luke 10:24 for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."

2Cor.8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

2Cor.11:3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

2Cor.11:13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles. 11:14 And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. 11:15 It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

They wanted the old law back, not all of it, like animal sacrifice, but the power to judge others sinner by it! That is the truth of unrighteous fallen flesh. In this world people gain status and power by judging others, it is the very fiber of all societies, it is the grain of the tree that runs through the entire tree. These brothers and sisters wanted what was in them, not what was in Christ Jesus, and what was that?

Jude 1:4 For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 12:15 looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;

Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can't be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe.

In each person is sin, sin that is justified by some good work they do, or education, power, wealth, and so on . . .
Its not the truth the Christ, it is a lie of condemning others by outward appearance while justifying the wicked and sinful reasoning in our own hearts by judging the sinful traits of others this gives them self-merit. But what is in Christ Jesus? Freedom, from fleshly judgments of our flesh, and its wicked reasoning. But to stay in Christ one loses their power of judging others, because they have been stripped of such power in undeserved kindness, its that simple! Their life than becomes part of Christ life free of sin, and the yeast of sin by human justification of evil thoughts and acts to gain merit with God.

James 4:11 Don't speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Those in Christ walk in love, and to stay in love they must judge others by the same rule of law as they are under, which makes for a very hard life in their flesh upon this earth. They see constantly how far they fall short of God's glory in everything they do, in thought, in speech, in actions, in kindness, while fighting their fleshes judgmental thoughts towards others to justify themselves. It is by faith alone they do not justify those actions, they do not take an emotional outburst trying to have their way. They believe Christ is good, and Christ has redeemed us, he has put our sinful flesh to death in God's judgment - for us. And above all we have learned that this is really undeserved, unmerited kindness on God's part making him King and not ourselves!

Romans 14:22 Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn't judge himself in that which he approves.

John 1:14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:16 From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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