Jesus with his mercy calls us to a change, he gives us the justification we need to live as children of God, to carry out that spiritual Passover, which is the passage from the slavery of the flesh to the freedom of the spirit:
"At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.", Titus 3:3-7.
Paul in the epistle is precise, the law of Moses cannot justify us because the law of the old covenant only serves to indicate sin.
Suppose a person comes and tells us: "money is not earned by working", how many commandments did that person violate?, none. But the affirmation is a heresy that takes us away from the path of mercy, of piety, of wisdom. The spiritual gifts are way, truth, and life (John 14:6). Justification is not only not to sin, or to accept the righteous life, but also to reject the heresies that oppress us, that hide the truth from us and destroy the work ethic.
This is why the faith in the word of Jesus is so important, listening to it with the intention of practicing, and living it.
About the law of Moses, Paul adds: "But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. You may be sure that such people are warped and sinful; they are self-condemned.", Titus 3:9-11.
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