Are you a Christian? Can people tell? Do you ever say "it's impossible to keep God's laws"?
There is a half truth in that. The other half of the sentence is: "with God all things are possible." Why couldn't Israel keep God's laws? What was missing?
There was nothing missing from God's laws - because they were (and are still!) God's laws - He doesn't make mistakes. There was something missing from the people. The Holy Spirit.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Including honour God by keeping His commandments. The whole lot of them.
Jesus said: "if you love me, keep My commandments." Try looking up the word "commandments". Jesus had a lot to say about them, and it was all about keeping them.
The idea that God's commandments are restrictive? Utterly ridiculous. What would you rather? Live by ten simple, easy-to-understand rules that always benefit everyone? Or live by books and books of increasingly obscure laws, many of which still have loopholes that hurt the helpless?
Did Jesus die so that you could lie to your children, mess around with your neighbours wife, and cheat on your taxes? Hardly. Let's start living a transformed life instead of talking about it.
No more excuses.
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