“Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything what counts is new creation Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule even to the Israel of God”(Galatians 5:15-16)
When God calls us, he has already determined our affiliation and qualifications. It is our feeling that if we go to God, He is saying that He will forgive our sins and make us born again. In fact, we hear the gospel and participate in the work of redemption already accomplished by our Lord Jesus Christ. That is why there is a saying that flying is better than running, and sticking is better than flying. We are attached to Christ. That is what Paul meant when he said that I have nothing to boast about except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is said to boast of the cross of Christ, because he is attached to the death and rise of Christ, and is eternally separated from the world (Galatians 6:14).
When you die, you are in a different country. The world we see is the devil's heaven and earth. Since it is the world of the devil who has taken over the power of the air, the old heavens and earth must disappear. Therefore, the new, born-again creation is not in the old heavenly and earthly world. A new heaven and a new earth. Therefore, while you are still in the world, you must not say that you have been forgiven of your sins or that you have been born again. It is always important to count ourselves as the new creation. If we are in Christ, we count ourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:11). With the grace of the atonement of the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ, the transaction has already been completed.
We listen, we believe, and we intervene. So, our faith is God's grace and gift (Ephesians 2:8) Even the fact that we are seated in heaven in Christ Jesus is heard and intervened by faith (Ephesians 2:6) Can you believe and admit this fact? It is not knowledge or belief. It is the miraculous power of hearing the gospel of the truth of Christ and being moved by the Holy Spirit. If you believe it, believe it, if you don't believe it, listen and listen again. Perhaps in this day and age, you may not be able to acquire the knowledge of the truth unless you study hard on your own. Do the rules... It means to follow the rules, which are the standards set in Christ. It's like marching in line like an army.
There is peace and mercy when you follow this rule of the way of the cross of Christ. Because they are the Israel of God. We must always die on the cross of Christ in the world of the devil who has taken over the power of the air. Therefore, we will acquire the land of the spirit where the spiritual blessings of heaven will come down. We gain the peace of being one in Christ and the mercy of God that is accepted without limit. It is the blessing of true Israel in Christ. That is why Paul is saying that no one bothers me, that I have the marks of Jesus on my body (Galatians 6:17). Those marks are always a sticky mark. Not just the cross, but the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ. Hear, engrave and engrave the words of Christ, until you are counted as yourself capable of marching toward God according to the rules of the new creation. Until you become like your mark...