Gino (22 Nov 2012)
"RE: Paul N. F. reposting: 11.20.12: FiveDoves: Savior and Lord"


 
That post had the following quote:

"The Law was given by Moses, but that was all that
Moses  could  do.  He  could  only  "command"
righteousness.  In contrast, only Jesus Christ produces
righteousness."

That one line is so great, and is such a powerful argument against the Legalizers, who want to try "add" keeping of the law as part of the gospel.
The law proves to any of us that we cannot keep the law, that we are condemned by the law, and need a Savior.

Once someone is saved, then the LORD places the law in our hearts, and indwells us with his Holy Ghost - then the very one whose law it is, the only one who ever kept that law during his earthly ministry, he is the one that produces the righteousness in us, and moves us and gives us the ability by the power of his Holy Ghost to live pleasing to him. 

How different that is from thinking that the unregenerate old nature, could on its own, do the same, in order to save itself. No, adding law to grace, as a condition of salvation, is blasphemy against the work of the LORD. The law is not there to be added to grace, so that certain denominations think that they get saved by both believing and keeping the sabbath. Rather, the law is there to convict us as to how wicked and sinful we are, not as a road map to self-righteousness self-salvation.

Actually the sabbath law should convict us, that even at our religious best, we are utterly selfish, that although we worship the LORD and pray, we do not love him with all our hearts, minds, soul, and strength - the sabbath law should prove to us that even our worship is done as a means of keeping the law to earn his favor, rather than to unconditionally love him for who he is. So instead of seeing that, some Christians today, are trying to add sabbath keeping onto believing the gospel, as a condition of salvation.

However, that quote from A. W. Tozer, so brilliantly puts things into their proper perspective, and he did it in only 26 words!

John, thank you for reposting that,
Gino