Gods Law/the Holy Spirit Promised to Dwell in Man

Salvation- Baptism of Water & Spirit

The threefold division of the law is not only a Christian construct. Judaism also
recognizes that there are distinctions to be made. The mid-twentieth century Jewish
writer, Boaz Cohen, notes that the divine law consists of ceremonialism, judicial=(civil),
ethics, morals, and finds this threefold division indicated in the words commandment
statutes and judgments' in Deuteronomy 6:1, (Now these are the commandments,
the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you,
that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:)
Part of the Jewish Law included the laws found in the Old Testament. When Paul said
that non-Jews, (Gentiles) are no longer bound by these laws, he is not saying the Old
Covenant laws do not apply today. He is saying, certain types of laws, as in the (over
600 Ceremonial laws and rituals), may not apply.
Ceremonial Law: This type of law related to Israel's worship. (Lev 1:1-13) The laws
pointed forward to Jesus Christ and were no longer necessary after Jesus' death and
resurrection. Though we are no longer bound to them, the principles behind the
ceremonial laws, to worship and love God, still apply. (see Romans 12:1-2)
Civil Law: This law dictated Israel's daily living (Deut 22-25); but modern society and
culture are so radically different that some of these guidelines cannot be followed
specifically. The principles behind the commands are to guide our conduct. (see Oral
laws)
Moral Law: The moral laws are direct commands of God. A good example is the Ten
Commandments (Ex 20:1-17). The moral laws reveal the nature and will of God, and
still apply to us today. We do not obey this moral law as a way to obtain salvation, but to
live in ways pleasing to God.
The Old Testament Law identifies sin and teaches the need for salvation;
Romans 4:15
Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
Romans 5:13
For until the law, sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
The Old Testament Law is where God reveals His nature, His will, and his lifestyle for
humanity, and his moral laws, and guidelines for living. But we cannot make it into the
kingdom of God by keeping that Law; we must be born again and trust in Jesus. Gods

laws were never meant to become extinct, it is perpetual; it was perfected and fulfilled
in Jesus Christ. God promised to put his laws inside of us, and this is achieved through
the Holy Spirit.

Holy Ghost Promised

Jer. 31:33, But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel;
After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in
their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Ezekiel 36:25-27, Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean:
from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also
will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony
heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit
within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and
do them.
Joel 2:26-29, And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the
LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be
ashamed. 27 And ye shall know that I [am] in the midst of Israel and [that] I [am] the
LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. 28 And it shall
come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and
your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall
see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I
pour out my spirit.
Mat. 5:17-19, 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am
not come to destroy, but to fulfill. 18 For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth
pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men
so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and
teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
John 14:16-17, & 26, And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the
world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him;
for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy
Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring
all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Jesus talks to Nicodemus;

John 3:1-7, 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the
Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou
art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except
God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto
him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his
mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That
which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel
not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Jesus Commissioned the Disciples

Matthew 28:19, Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mark 16:15-18, And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel
to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my
name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take
up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay
hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Luke 24:46, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to
suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that repentance and remission of
sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

The Promise Fulfilled

Acts 2:1-4, And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one
accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared
unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were
all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave
them utterance.
Acts 2:12-18, And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another,
What meanest this? 13 Others mocking said, these men are full of new wine. 14 But
Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of

Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my
words: 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of
the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come
to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your
old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will
pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
Hebrews 10:15-16, Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he
had said before, 16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith
the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; (Jer.
31:33)

Apostles preached and obeyed Jesuss commandments

Acts 2:38-39, Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in
the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the
Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar
off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words did he
testify and exhort, saying, save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41 Then they
that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto
them about three thousand souls. 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles'
doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 And fear came
upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44 And all
that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 And sold their possessions
and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46 And they, continuing
daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat
their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, and having favor with
all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Acts 4:31-32, And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were
assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the
word of God with boldness. 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one
heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he
possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Acts 8:12, But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom
of God, and the name of Jesus Christ; they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts 8:14-17, 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria
had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 Who, when they
were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 (For as yet

he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord
Jesus.) 17 Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Acts 8:36-39, 36 And as they went on [their] way, they came unto a certain water: and
the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip
said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand
still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he
baptized him. 39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord
caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

Paul was Baptized and Filled with the Holy Ghost.

Acts 9:16-18, 16 For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's
sake. 17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on
him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as
thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightiest receive thy sight, and be filled with the
Holy Ghost. 18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he
received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
Acts 10:45-48, 45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as
many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of
the Holy Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then
answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which
have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized
in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Acts 19:1-6, And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having
passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 He
said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto
him, we have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said
unto them, unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
4
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the
people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ
Jesus. 5 When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And
when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spoke
with tongues, and prophesied.

Peter confirmed the name in Acts;

Acts 4:12, Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under
heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Colossians 3:17, And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
All the laws, ordinances, and statues were fulfilled in Jesus Christ. When a person
repents of their sins and is born again according to the scriptures; they are no longer
under the written law. That person is freed from the law because they now have the law
in their heart, in their inward parts; therefore instead of living after the law they are
living in the law and the law in them. People do not understand; this is the reason some
struggle so much with sin; they spend every day trying not to sin, not to break any laws
or commandments. They must come to realize that the struggle can be over for them if
they just allow the Holy Spirit in.
A person that has been truly born again, will not have to worry about sinning because
they are born of God, and if you are born of God you will not Sin. (1 John 3:9,
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he
cannot sin, because he is born of God.)
This is because of the promise that God made in (Ezekiel 36:27, And I will put my
spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my
judgments, and do them.)
Romans 8:1-9,
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not
after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath
made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it
was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and
for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled
in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after
the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be
spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:
for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in
the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that
the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of
his.

1 Corinthians 3:16,
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians 6:19-20a,
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which
ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price:
1 Timothy 1:9,
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and
disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of
fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers.
Your only freedom from the laws of sin and death is in Jesus Christ. You cannot do it on
your own. This is the reason so many people in the church are struggling with sin. The
Holy Ghost does not struggle with sin, so why should you. (For the law of the Spirit of
life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom. 8:2 )
1 John 3:7-10,
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even
as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for
his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 In this the
children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not
righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
1 Corinthians 6:7-10
7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with
another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to]
be defrauded? 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren. 9 Know ye
not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither
fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with
mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionist,
shall inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15:48-51
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are
they also that are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall
also bear the image of the heavenly. 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

The sad thing is that after reading all of these scriptures and knowing what the word of
God is telling us; there are those that will still lean to their own understanding. People
believe that because of the grace of God they can live as they please. The scriptures are
plain and true; we need the spirit of God living in us to live in this world if we plan to
make it to eternal life. Grace is not a license to sin.
Romans 6, 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2
God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not,
that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised
up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of
life.
Galatians 3:25-28, 25 But after that faith is come; we are no longer under a
schoolmaster. 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many
of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor
Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one
in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 3:21, The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the
putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,)
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Ephesians 2:8-9, 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Notice what James says:

James 2:14-26, What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and
have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of
daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth
it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being ALONE. 18 Yea, a man may
say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will
show thee my faith by my works. 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest
well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith
without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had
offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works,
and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith,
Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was
called the Friend of God. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works:
shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. 19
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and

tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was
not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the
altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made
perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was
imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 Ye see
then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise also was
not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had
sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith
without works is dead also.
Revelation 21:5-8
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto
me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the
fountain of the water of life freely. 7 He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will
be his God, and he shall be my son. 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the
abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all
liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the
second death.
Jude 24-25
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless
before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Savior,
be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

You can be kept if you want to be kept; you must first let the spirit of God keep you. We
cannot do this on our own. LET GO AND LET GOD IN!!!!