Por que Deus disse, thou shall not and why did Jesus say, thou shall? Na Antiga Aliança, God had to deal with the old carnal man, who walks after the flesh and whose spirit is death. Since the old man belongs to the generation of fallen man, God knew there was no good present in the flesh (corpo e alma), but evil. Therefore the old man with his sinful nature isn’t able to do good. Na Antiga Aliança, there were only a few people, who yielded to God and obeyed His commandments and His Word. Por causa do fato, that the nature of the flesh was evil, Deus disse, Thou shall not. Because the flesh always contradicts the spirit and always wants to do those things that go against the vontade de Deus.
God versus the devil
The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be (Romanos 8:7)
The devil will sempre rebel against the Word of God and His will. When God commands you to não do something, the devil shall always say the opposite and shall encourage you to do it. The devil shall always rebel against God’s will and do those things which are an abomination to God.
It’s all about who you want to obey. The devil and your flesh? Or God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit and the Spirit? (Leia também: ‘Whose slave are you?')
Thou shall not vs Thou shall
When your flesh with its sinful nature is crucified and when your spirit is raised from the dead and the Holy Spirit abides in you, you have received God’s nature. You have become a son of God and belong to Him and you shall do everything you can to please Him.
Since your nature has changed, you shall no longer walk after the flesh and serve the devil, but you shall walk after the Spirit and serve Jesus Christ and the Father. Por causa disso, you shall no longer live after the law of sin and death, but you shall live after the law of the Spirit.
When you are born again in Jesus Christ and have become uma nova criação, God won’t have to say to you: “Thou shall not”, because His Holy Spirit; His nature dwells in you. Therefore you will automatically do His will. You shall walk after the Spirit, Who says: “Thou shall”.
Quando você anda segundo o Espírito, you shall walk in the commandments of Jesus. Jesus disse: “Thou shall…”, because He knew that o novo homem is born of God and has God’s nature and is able to cumprir a lei de Deus, which is the will of God.
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