But what exactly does this mean
and what is it there for?
It’s not the ten commandments. Our
covenant proclaims,
The self same ten commandments,
this time in Jesus Name!
So what are we to understand?
Perhaps we aught to try,
And understand the meaning
before it’s time to die.
Our first realisation, is that
without the law,
We wouldn’t know about our sin;
we’d all have to explore,
The content of our conscience. But
they’re not all the same.
And living in that kind of way,
would be a silly game.
We have been told correctly, to
break the law is sin.
And it’s because we break the
law we’re in the mess we’re in.
We also know the Lord has given to
His people grace.
He wouldn’t need to give it, if
sin was not in place.
Which means grace isn’t needed
unless we break the law.
So grace is only needed if sin
is at our door.
But if, as some folk tell us, the
law does not apply,
Then grace cannot be needed for
us to live or die.
So what is it that’s passed away
and why do we need grace?
The curse of sin has vanished
and the penalty we face.
We’re free to follow Jesus and
free to sin no more.
We’re free to be God’s people;
walk out through Satan’s door.
We’re free to love each other; to
love and not to hate.
To freely love our neighbour
and love our marriage mate.
So how should we continue in the
light of this good new?
How can we disseminate these
proper Christian views?
It is no easy matter, most people
much prefer,
To go with the majority and all
that they infer.
We have to break this thinking so
everyone is free
It’s pointless walking blindly
with the majority.
This means we must encourage folk
to start and use their brains.
If we have been set free
indeed, why do we love our chains?
Why are we so resistant to any
thought that’s new?
It’s time we all decided to do
what we must do,
To find out from the Word of God
exactly what it says,
So that where it is needed we
all can change our ways
Search the Scriptures eagerly and
ask the Lord to show,
The truth that He’s revealed to
us that we all need to know.
He didn’t make a bunch of clones;
He’s given us a mind.
So ask Him to reveal to us,
where we’ve been really blind.
Then we will appreciate the value
of His grace;
Instead of the opinions that
men have put in place.
Jim Strickland – written Thursday,
15 September 2011
