In cafeteria this morning, 10/22/09, getting coffee. I noticed a woman next to me. I sensed her fear. The thought came to mind, “Self-imposed law creates fear.”
So, what is this ‘self’ apart from Christ? It seems like a fragmented, dead, insecure, self-willed, non-redemptive, unregenerate, spiritually uncircumcised, willfully ignorant, stubborn soul and dead in spirit.
Paul speaks of the ‘old man.’ The old man does not know love. Perfect love casts out fear and torment forever.
So, self-imposed law, Col. 2:14, creates an expectation and need for approval. It is never satisfied apart from Christ. The old man along with the intrinsic self-imposed law creates fear because of judgment and condemnation. Fear or the lack of the knowledge of perfect love can manifest in various ways, Gal. 5:19-21. The flesh manifests itself because of fear. The fruit of the Spirit bears itself because of grace and revelation. Therefore, the just shall live by faith or His faith in them. The just shall live their lives on this planet in revelation of Christ in them through faith and grace. This is the New Covenant.
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