Tan............consider these Bible verse that speak specificly to one not having to keep the law to stay saved:
Gal. 2:16
"For by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified."
Gal. 2:21
"If righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain".
Gal. 3:2
"Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith".
Gal.3:6
"Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
Gal. 3:7
"Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham".
Gal. 3:8
"The scripture foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith.
Gal. 3:9
"So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Gal. 3:10
"For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse".
Gal.3:10
"For it is written, Cursed is everyone that continues not in all things which are written
in the book of the law to do them.".
Gal. 3:11
"But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident."
I reccomend that a close and careful Bible study be done on the book of Galatians. The epistle was written because of the actions of the unscrupulous "Judaizers". These legalists had vigorously discredited and denounced Paul and the gosple and had been able to turn many from Christianity to Jusaism.
They claimed that the Jewish law was binding upon Christians and that salvation was attained and kept by the works of the law.
The purpose of the book of Galatians was to root out the errors of these legalists and win back the converts to their commitment to Christ by FAITH. Paul sets forth grace as opposed to law keeping and also to works and spirit as opposed to the flesh.
The people who profess that keeping the law is needed to be saved and to stay saved are then in fact falling into this error which Paul spoke almost 2000 years ago. The message to the Galatians of justification by FAITH only is very important to us today. We are beset by cults, ism's, and religious systems that seek to gain heaven by what we can do rather that from divine grace and what Jesus Christ has already done for us.
ANYTIME we suggest that there is something we must do to be saved or to stay saved is Biblical error and false teaching. To believe we must keep the law is to slap God in the face and tell Him that Jesus was not enough.
Blessing to you my brother.
The Bible does not teach what you are saying, that's a man made doctrine you speak of. What I'm doing is teaching you the same way Peter was trying to teach the Gentiles. Peter said in Acts 15:6And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9
And put no difference between us and them, This dispute is mainly talking about the Gentiles being circumcise, understand that some of those Israelites didn't want Gentiles in this word of God. Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom, and this for a reason. Pay attention to what Peter said in 2 Peter 1 :
19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that
no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. What Peter is saying here, when you start having problems in this word, always go back to the OT, that’s the foundation of this word.
I don’t know your nationality, but what you have to understand is that every word that was written in the Bible was written by an Israelite. For what purpose did the Lord choose the children of Israel? (Exodus 19: 1-6) Let's look at the 5th & 6th vs.; "
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: (6th vs.) and
ye shall be unto me a Kingdom of Priest, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel."
The lord have not changed his ways.
For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed (Malachi 3:6)
If you are a Gentile or from any other nation, and you are being taught by another Gentile or nation, who have not been taught by a Hebrew Israelite, (who keeps the commandments, statues and judgments), then there’s going to be a lot of miss understanding and miss leading. The question is
How can one who is not of the lineage of Israel, become partakers of the covenant of God? Lets take a look into (Ephesians 2:11-22) Let's look at the 11th through 13th verses. "
Wherefore remember, that ye being in the time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called the circumcision in the flesh made by hands; (12th vs.)
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenant of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: (13th vs.)
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ."
Now, Paul said in Romans 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are contentious,
and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the
Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the
Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 11
For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law:
and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God,
but the doers of the law shall be justified.