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Bill Kochman
Published On :
October 11, 2024
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October 11, 2024
It Is Impossible For Any Of Us To Keep Whole Law Or Merit Our Salvation, God's True Messiah Versus The Jewish False Messiah, Concluding Remarks, BBB Suggested Reading List
Continuing our discussion from part nine, if we are really honest with ourselves, we all know that there is no way on Earth that any of us could ever possibly fulfill, or keep, the entire Mosaic Law. After all, there are 613 mitzvoth, or commandments, according to Jewish belief. As we have already discussed, it is impossible for any of us to be good enough to merit God's Mercy, Grace, Forgiveness and Salvation. That is why Christ had to come and do it for us. He had to become our righteousness, as we have already learned. In fact, both the Apostles Paul and the Apostle James wrote about the utter futility of trying to keep the entirety of the Laws of Moses, as becomes quite evident by the following set of verses:
"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
James 2:10, KJV
"For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin."
Romans 7:14-25, KJV
Because Jesus fulfilled the prophecies, and because He met the stiff requirements of the Mosaic Law -- meaning His own blood shed on the Cross -- as I shared with you in part six, that is why He was also able to say "It is finished" in the final seconds of His earthly life. He was signaling that He had completed what He had come to do. While He may not have met the misguided expectations of the religious elders of His day, He most certainly met God's requirements. Thus, Jesus is worthy to be our Savior, and there is absolutely no need for any other messiah, now or ever.
In contrast, if some day the Jews' false messiah, Moshiach ben David, should ever appear on the world stage, he will not be divine. He won't be the Son of God. He won't be able to forgive anyone for their sins. He won't be able to offer anyone Salvation. He will just be a man. He may meet the Jews' requirements for being their political and military messiah, but he won't be God's true Messiah. As such, the Jews will continue to be lost and dead in their sins, unless they confess faith in Jesus Christ. As the Apostle John wrote:
"And he [meaning Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
1 John 2:2, KJV
Considering the preponderance of Scriptural evidence which I have presented in this series, it is my hope and prayer that whether you are a Jew or a Gentile, you will now be convinced that Jesus Christ truly is the Son of God, the son and heir of King David of old, and the one and only Messiah, Moshiach ben David, or Messiah, son of David. There simply is no other messiah to come. Not now, or ever.
With these thoughts, I will bring this article to a close. It is my hope that you have found it informative, enlightening, and I pray that it has been a blessing in your life as well. If you have an account with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or with any other social network, I would really appreciate if you'd take the time to click or tap on the corresponding link that is found on this page. Thanks so much, and may God bless you abundantly!
For additional information and further study, you may want to refer to the list of reading resources below which were either mentioned in this article, or which contain topics which are related to this article. All of these articles are likewise located on the Bill's Bible Basics web server. To read these articles, simply click or tap on any link you see below.
Please go to part eleven for some images which are related to this series.
⇒ Go To The Next Part . . .
A Discussion Regarding Philippians 2:12
Accusations of Antisemitism: My Personal Response
All Are Given a Chance, But . . .
Are You Saved and Sealed and Healed and Filled?
Child of the Lamb, or Child of the Goat?
Dead to the Law: God's Laws Written on Our Hearts
Did the Apostle Paul Start the Christian Faith?
Do You Want Love and Light, or Rod and Wrath?
Elijah: Where Are the True Prophets of God?
Free From the Fear of Death: Law and Works vs Grace
Free Will and Personal Choice
Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas?
Holy Qur'an and Islam: A Doctrine of Devils?
Jesus Christ or Yeshua Messiah?: More Christian Zionist Legalism
Not Everyone is a Child of God
Once Upon a Time: A True Story
Prophetic Comparisons: Moshiach, Mahdi and Messiah
Sorry . . . Jesus Is Not Coming At Any Moment!
The Blood Atonement: In Jesus' Own Words
The Chosen People: Is God a Racist?
The Fruits of Disobedience
The Holocaust: Did God Make a Mistake?
The International Jew and the Protocols of Zion
The Nature and Consequence of Sin and God's Solution
The Woman in the Wilderness and the 144,000
Welcome to Greater Israel, USA!
What It Means to Repent
Who is Babylon the Great?
Material not Written by Bill Kochman:
Jew Power - Quotes By And About The Zionist Jews
Let My People Go - By Mark Glenn
Protocols of the Wise Elders of Zion
The Truth About The Talmud - by Michael A. Hoffman