βWhereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of Godβ (Colossians 1:25).
The Mosaic Law was not given forever; that dispensation was not meant to operate into eternity future. It was only given to Israel temporarilyβnamely, to prove to her that God would make her His people. The Jews could never do enough to please God: their religious efforts were utterly futile. Their nation would only exist because of Godβs work. Although the Law was given to Israel, it showed all nations to be βguilty before Godβ (Romans 3:19). βTherefore by the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sinβ (verse 20). Chapter 3 proceeds to explain how there came a dispensational changeβLaw to Grace. With that new dispensation came a new Gospel!
Another one of the major βhousehold rulesβ in effect today is we are under grace, not law (Romans 6:14,15)βthat goes for initial justification before God, a right standing before Him to go to heaven, as well as for daily Christian living, practical sanctification. Our performance will never measure up to Godβs perfect standards. However, Jesus Christβs performance at Calvary does please God. The Gospel of the Grace of God, Paulβs Gospel, is most clearly and succinctly defined in 1 Corinthians chapter 15: β[1] Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto youβ¦. [3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; [4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.β
We have a sin problem, friends, and commandments cannot help us. Thus, Jesus Christ died for our sins, shed His blood to pay for those sins, that by simple faith in Him and Him alone, we can join the Church the Body of Christ (Ephesians 2:1-22), the Holy Spirit can baptize us into Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13), all because of what Christ did, not because of our religious works⦠source
