It Was the Night Before Easter...

As I scroll threw the channels on the television this evening I just had to post a blog of what I found.  It seems every Easter you can find Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner's "The Ten Commandments" on as a tribute to the heralded holiday.  But, is this what Easter is about?  Why are we showing the "Ten Commandments" and not "The Gospel of John"?  Now, I haven't seen the Gospel of John and cannot attest to its work, but the point is why at Easter are we celebrating the Law?  

Now I am not anti-nomian (against the law), but Paul makes his case in Romans 8 for what Jesus did in contrast to the law (ten commandments) when he says, "² For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. ³ For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, ⁴ in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. "

The Ten commandments are referred to as the law of sin and death.  Why?  Because the ten commandments show me my sin.  They act as a mirror or a high definition camera to reveal who I truly am.  This law though good reveals how sinful and dead I am.  YET, there is another law, the law of the Spirit of life!  For God has done what the law could not do!  The Ten commandments cannot save me! 


 I believe we show this movie every year possibly to throw a bone to the Christians, but more than likely its because deep down we are all trying to swing to the other end of the pendulum away from anti-nomianism towards legalism.  We desperately want to save ourselves!  We want to be captains of our own ship.  This is why the Pharisee's crucified Jesus.  He told them they still weren't good enough!  

So, God did what we could not do.  He lived life without sinning.  He was spotless.  He sent his own son for sin, became sin, and condemned sin in the flesh.  Though spotless he was condemned.  This can only mean He took on MY sin and the sin of the all who should believe in him.  Yet, that's not all.   The righteous requirement of the law is now fulfilled in us!  I am seen as if I lived Jesus' life.  I am seen as the second Adam for all eternity!  The requirement of a spotless life is fulfilled in us because Jesus gave his righteousness to us.  He imputed it to us.  He gifted it to us.  He declared NOT GUILTY and declared RIGHTEOUS.  

Praise the Lord!  Not for the law of sin and death, but the law of the Spirit of life!  So, I am happy for the law for it shows me 1)God's character, 2) my sin and need for a savior, and 3) how i shall now rightly live.  Yet, I think we ought to adjust what exactly we are celebrating at Easter....it's not death....but life.  

Thank you Lord! Thank you for your death that we may have life.  Let us remember what you've done.  Amen.