The message Jesus, the Christ, the Holy one of God preached was one of faith. Not of the Law of Moses, but of the Law of Christ. For with the end of the former, comes an establishing of the latter. However, the Law of faith does not work against the Law of God: the law of faith confirms the law of God, just as the Spirit of God never works contrary to the Word of God.
You see, there was an ending of the former to establish the latter; as He preached, “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court’. But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool’ shall be guilty into the fiery hell.“ [Matthew 5:21,22] (From the gospel of Matthew 5:21 to 48 you can see many more examples.) So you see, Christ takes away the law of God to establish the law of faith. He takes it away when saying “You have heard that it was said”, and then He established a law of faith by saying “But I say to you.“ And if it be of faith then “Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.” [Romans 3:27]
Does the law of faith nullify the law of God then? No! The law of faith is more grand than the law of God for the things required by the Spirit are much more than the letter of the law. But the letter of the Law is accomplished through the strength of the flesh whereas the law of Christ, the strength of the Spirit. And to differentiate further, Paul says, “To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law.” [1 Corinthians 9:21]
But still, the yoke of faith is less than that of the law of Moses, albeit the requirements of faith are more; for one can say it is harder to not be angry than it is to commit murder. But the yoke of faith is still less because faith is spiritual and not fleshly; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is rest. But still we see the requirements of faith are greater; as my Lord says, preaching faith, “For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.“ [Matthew 5:20] However, that which is of faith is assisted by the Helper, the Holy Spirit; for the law does not impart the Spirit of God, but hearing with faith does. And as Christ says concerning the Pharisees of the law, “They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.“ [Matthew 23:4] But Christ, laying upon a heavier burden, which is a righteousness that surpasses even the scribes and Pharisees, and preaching faith, says, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.“ [Matthew 11:28]
So then, how can it be? How is it that Christ lays a heavier requirement upon us and yet the burden is lighter?
For Christ did more than lift a finger; for He was lifted upon a Cross for the sins of the world, and bore on Himself the sins of us, for all who will come to Him through faith. And by hearing with faith, imparts to us the first installment of the promise of God — the Holy Spirit, the Helper. For, says the LORD God, “I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” [Jeremiah 31:33]
As the prophet Jeremiah says, “Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat flesh. For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.” [Jeremiah 7:12] For where there are sacrifices, also the offerer eats of them as directed by the Law. But the apostle says, “The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” [Romans 14:17] So the sacrifices according to the law were taken down in order to establish another Sacrifice to be received by faith to those who believe. For the law required sacrifices, but the law of faith gives a Sacrifice. As the writer of Hebrews says, “‘Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them, (which are offered according to the Law)’ then He said, ‘Behold, I have come to do Your will‘. He takes away the first in order to establish the second. By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” [Hebrews 10:9,10]
And furthermore the man of faith, the man of the Spirit, Samson, prophesied of the Lord’s Sacrifice when he said, “Out of the Eater came something to eat, out of the strong comes something sweet“. Now the eater of sacrifices is God as it says in the Psalms, “If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and all that it contains. Shall I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of male goats?“ And the Lord is a Consuming Fire; just as fire flashed forth from the tabernacle at the time of ordination and consumed the sacrifices; so thus the LORD God consumes sacrifices through fire. So it is not by our sacrifices that we obtain favor; but we obtain favor by the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ who gave Himself, once for all, and obtained eternal redemption for those ordained to be sons of God.
The people of the Tabernacle under the former covenant had no right to eat the sin offerings that were sacrifices for the whole congregation of people, that entered into the Most Holy place. However, “We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.” [Hebrews 13:10] As my Lord says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.” [John 6: 53] For He entered into the heavenly Tabernacle with His own blood, and gives His flesh to eat, which is contrary to the law of sacrifice, establishing a greater law with a greater Sacrifice.
Just as the body is nourished with food when hungry, so God’s grace strengthens us in weakness. When one is full of pride, full of oneself, God’s grace is of no use to such a one. As the Proverbs say, “A satisfied soul tramples the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.“ [27:7] And then it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” So prime yourselves for God’s grace with a heart of humility. For “My grace is sufficient for you, My kindness works best in weakness.” [2 Corinthians 12:9]
Therefore be humble. Fast, weep and mourn because of your sin. Confess your sins and they will be forgiven; for this in truth is faith by which we enter into Covenant with a Holy God. The one who believes the words of this writing surely will confess their sins before God and pray to Him, acknowledging his deeds of darkness. It will be forgiven him through the name of Christ.
“Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.” [Galatians 6:2] This is a brief exhortation. Confess! I say again, confess and forsake. The one who does not confess his sins, does not believe the Message about Christ. But the one who does confess, believes the Message and the Message lives in him. He will also call His name, the name of his God, and He will answer him.