1 Chronicles 1, 1 Chronicles 2: 1-17, Romans 9: 22-33, Romans 10: 1-4, Psalm 110
Romans 10: 1-4 (ESV)
“Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is
that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God,
but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of the righteousness of
God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's
righteousness. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone
who believes.”
Verses 1 through 4 from Romans 10 shows that Paul wants his
fellow Hebrews to be saved. He knows that they love God, but they do not want
to submit to Christ or believe that Christ was a part of God’s plan and righteousness.
The Sanhedrin said that the Hebrews’ relationship to God was based on their obedience
to the laws. Christ said that our relationship to God is now based on our relationship
with Christ if you have faith in him, since he is the son of God and therefore
a part of him. The law still reflects God’s standards, but our relationship
with him is now based on our faith in his son Christ, and not on obedience to
the laws.
I think belief and faith in Christ makes it easier to obey
God’s laws because we have Jesus and the Holy Spirit helping us to overcome our
sinful nature. We no longer must rely just on ourselves to keep God’s laws, we
have help from God.
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