Sin & Laws

In his writings, Paul references different kinds of laws. In order to fully understand what Paul is saying, we must strive to understand to whom he is writing and which law he is referring: Law of Bondage (Romans 7:5-7); Law of Christ (Galatians 6:2); Law of God (Romans 7:22); Law of Sin & Death (Romans 8:2 & 7:22); Law of Liberty (James 1:25) of the Perfect Law (James 1:25).

1. THE LAW OF ELOHIM ~ ROMANS 3:31 and 7:22-25 and 8-10
Quite often, we simply refer this as the Torah of Elohim, or the Torah (instructions) for short. The law of Elohim defines what is sin and what is not sin. This instruction comes from Elohim. To do the law of Elohim is obedience. To break the law of Elohim is sin. This of course, leads us to the second instruction, the Law of Sin.

2. THE LAW OF SIN ~ ROMANS 7:23-25
The Law of Sin is something that we all followed before we came into the faith. This instruction comes from ourselves, or more specifically, it comes from our flesh. It is our flesh nature that hates the law of Elohim. This nature is the desire to do things our own way instead of Elohim's way. After we come into the faith, there is a battle inside of us between the Law of Elohim and the Law of Sin. The Spirit in us directs us or instructs us toward the law of Elohim. The flesh directs us toward the Law of Sin. At the resurrection, the Law of God will finally completely prevail over us and the battle and internal struggle between the flesh and spirit will be over us. The race will have been run and won. However, before that happens, we are in sin, and sin leads to death. This leads us to the next instruction, the Law of Sin and Death.

3. THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH ~ ROMANS 8:2
The instruction of the flesh, or sin, leads us to death, and this is known as the Law of Sin and Death. We were all under the law of Sin and Death before we enter the faith, yet we did not realize it at the time. Our flesh calls the Law of Sin freedom, when in reality, sin is bondage, and it is bondage that leads to the instruction from Elohim that demands our death because of our sin. We live our lives under the Law of Sin and Death until we have a desire for truth; that desire comes not from the flesh, but from the spirit. This of course, leads us to the Law of the Spirit.

4. THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE ~ ROMANS 8:2
The Law of the Spirit tells us that the Law of Elohim is truth once it is heard. It leads us toward the Law of Elohim, and away from the instructions of the flesh. The spirit exposes the flesh and its natural predisposition for sin. Thus, it is the moment when the Law of the Spirit enters into us that we immediately realize we are in order the Law of Sin and Death. It is then that we realize tat we are in prison and bondage to our own sin. We then understand that we are in a hopeless state. Once we realize that we are in prison, we desire a way out. We then look to our Creator for the way out. The Spirit or desire for truth and desire for freedom causes us to establish the faith in our Creator and His eternal and authoritative unchanging Word. This then, leads us to the Law of Faith.

5. THE LAW OF FAITH ~ ROMANS 3:27
The Law of Faith is to conform your way of thinking to the Word of Elohim. Paul refers to this as becoming the new man. In the faith, one adopts the Word of Elohim as the authority over their lives. This is contrary to he flesh as our authority, which sees the Word of Elohim as bondage. This is not a mental assent, but in fact, a transformation fo o ur core beliefs and foundation that we directly impacts how we perceive the world and interact with it. In obedience to the Law of Faith, we see the Word of Elohim as freedom and the way to live. It is also once we enter into this faith, and run the race in the faith, that we are granted eternal life through His grace. It is our internal transformation and spirit or desire for His Word that leads to salvation from the Law of Sin and Death. This is occurring before we even do anything, which also demonstrates that salvation is not a matter of works , but a new creation in us. However, that new creation in us causes us to want to practice righteousness, which of course leads us to the Law of Righteousness.

6. THE LAW OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ~ ROMANS 9:31
The Law of Righteousness is the instruction to live out our faith; it simply means to practice righteousness. It is the doing of the right ways of our Creator. This is an effect of our faith. Because we believe the Word of God/Yahweh to be truth and the right way to live, our lives should resemble living righteously. This is in contrast to living in the flesh, which is after our own ways, which are like filthy rags to our Creator. Our Creator's ways are righteous, and the righteousness we practice is the evidence or fruit of our faith. This righteousness, or right way to walk out the Law of Elohim, has been evidenced in the lives of many throughout the ages. The most popular is through Christ, or in Hebrew, Yeshua Ha'Mashiac. This leads us to the Law of Christ/Messiah.

7. THE LAW OF CHRIST ~ 1Co 9:21 & 2 PETER 3:15-18
This accounts that the long suffering of our YHWH salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also on all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with error of the wicked (lawless in the Strongs) fall from your own steadfastness. But grow in grace, and knowledge of our YHWH and Savior Christ/Messiah. To him be glory both now and forever. - by Torah4Today