We Are Different

(1 Peter 2:9)
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;”

The Lord’s church recognize that there is a law Christians must live by. Paul wrote, “19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; 20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the [a]law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without [b]law toward God, but under [c]law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law;”  (1 Cor. 9:19-21).

The vast majority of the worlds denominations still think the Jews are God’s special people, still incorporate some of the Old Law in there doctrine. The Law Paul speaks of here in verse 20 is first the Law of Moses – then in verse 21 the parenthetical phrase Paul splits the old law away and introduced the new law of Christ saying, “(not being without [b]law toward God, but under [c]law toward Christ)” (v.20). Hebrews 4:14, “We now have a we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God”. Hebrews 9:16, “For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.”

The Law of Christ covers many attributes of our faith.
ONE SACRIFICE – LOVE – GRACE – MERCY – TRUTH – RIGHTEOUSNESS – OBEDIENT FAITH . . . JUST TO NAME A FEW. What makes the members of the church of Christ different is the understanding that the Old Law has been fulfilled and nailed to the cross. Too many are so confused by leaders who cannot or will not note and teach the difference.