When
we were under the law, we couldn’t live as Pure and holy people unto God.
Isaiah 64:6 calls us unclean things and that all our righteousness were as
filthy rags. This made the Israelites of those days not to be able to stand in
the presence of the Lord because their standard
of holiness did not match with God’s required standard. Rom 3:19
Therefore
by the deeds of the law shall no man be justified in the sight of God; since
the law isn’t his standard you cannot pass this examination of holiness. We
cannot go into the holies of holies since
the standard of the law does not fit into the exact perfect holiness
personified character required to stand in his presence. That is why after the
law was given the children of Israel had no place before God whenever he spoke
because they hadn’t gotten what was
required to be able to dwell with him in his presence daily. Exodus 34:2-3
tells us how God told MOSES to come meet him on the mountain in the morning
without taking along anyone and that no one should come close to the mountain.
But
now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested being witnessed by
the law and the prophets Rom 3:21. This means the exact standard and format of righteousness as God wants is
now available. The genuine measure of righteousness which is God’s standard is now manifested.
Even
the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon
all them that believe. This original and God’s weighing scale of righteousness
is now available by his grace and can only be received by anyone who believes
in the birth, death and resurrection of JESUS CHRIST who is the only begotten
son of God and the propitiator for our sins Eph 1:7. So just as the word says;
as many as believed in him to them he gave the right to become sons of GOD.
This
means since we have now attained GOD’S STANDARD of righteousness by his grace
and by our faith, we can now obtain mercy directly from the throne of GRACE
which was never possible before the mediator our Lord Christ Jesus died.
Rom
3:23 says for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
This
means if it were by our works or following the law no one would be able to
stand in God’s presence. But since we have been justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ we are now able to get to
(“Mount SINAI”) and talk to our heavenly father directly. What a wonderful work
Christ did on the cross.
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