JESUS CHANGED OUR REGIME

Friday January 13th 2016

Romans 7:1-6

The french revolution in 1789 changed the previous regime to give birth to a new regime. But this regime was called the terror. Politic changes. Jesus changed our regime but this regime is full of peace.

1. Law governs the ancien man

Law governs the human during his life, as all the citizens must observe the law of their countries. But if they come in a other country they must observe the law of this other country. God's law applies for all during their lives. There is no frontier, because God's law is universal. For example, you will not steal, you will not commit adultery applies in western countries as well as in Buddist countries. But if someone abandons this law violating it, he is called a transgressor. But if the law is abolished, as when the husband dies to a woman, he is not declared transgressor.

2. Mercy governs the new man

Law is not abolished but it's replaced by God's spirit by Jesus-Christ. So, as the woman of the dead husband can marry again, now man belongs to the Spirit. This Spirit has ressurected Jesus from death. It's doesn't mean that he can transgress the law, but as Jesus replaced law by mercy, he doesn't need be restrained by law but now lives by the Spirit. The Spirit gives strength to generously observe the law. Now we don't live as slaves motivated by fear, but as free men who obey the law of Spirit and live.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for liberating me by the Spirit of Jesus-Christ so I belong to him. I live now as a really free man.

Bottom line: changed of regime, I live with my new husband Jesus.