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FAQ # 80
QUESTION 80 : What then is
being judged by the Law of liberty or what is the Law of Liberty?
The
perfect law of liberty is actually the Torah given through Moses, which
has not been done away with, but stands forever (Due 4:40); as against
most, who think it is something new conjured by Christ outside of the
Torah. However, the purpose of it is not New Testament salvation but as
the scripture said, "it would be well with thee" (Due 4:40).
Or, put loosely, blessings; blessings that come from executing love to
one another.
Now,
where it states "where the spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty"
or freedom, it means freedom from the curses of the Law. If you violated
a law you would reap curses as outlined in the Torah. But as stated in
Gal 3:13, Christ came and redeemed us from those curses; making them null
and void, including curses of not tithing. However, the 'principles’ of
the Torah are still in effect as James said, "whoso looketh into
the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful
hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed"
(Jas 1:25). No longer "blessings and cursing" (Jos 8:4) but
just blessings. The reason for this is that we can now serve God without
fear as herald by Zacharias in Luke 1:67-75, "that we ... might serve
him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all
the days of our life." Dropping the fear factor looses us to serve
God with a perfect heart, rather than being afraid of being cursed; plus
he gives us his spirit to ensure this (Eze 36:27). We are free from the
curse of the Law, having full liberty to live by faith rather than by
“consequences.”
Being judged by the law of
Liberty is usually effected by your words; “so speak ye [profession],
and so do [life] as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty” (James
2:12). Jesus related the same thing, “For by thy words thou shalt be justified,
and by thy words thou shalt be condemned” (Matt 12:37). For the saints,
this is not condemnation of hell, but rather this is a believer’s judgment
of receiving or not receiving blessings while on earth. James earlier
explained this to us,
“Let
every man be swift to hear, slow
to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the
righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity
of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is
able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and
not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth
what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law
of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer,
but a doer of the work, this man
shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue,
but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain” (James 1:19-26).
Therefore,
again, being judged by the law of liberty is not an ‘end time judgment’
but rather a now judgment of blessings. Also, this is a judgment for believers,
we are the ones in liberty; “where the Spirit
of the Lord is, there is liberty”
(2 Cor 3:17). In this text, liberty is meant relative to the Laws of Moses.
Now, seeing that we are no longer cursed by the Law and in complete
freedom, it doesn’t mean you can do any and any thing. It simply means
that while under grace, if you slipped up and sin, though you might not
go to hell’s fire for it, you will usually receive a just recompense:
For “every transgression and disobedience
received a just recompence of reward” (Heb 2:2). Nevertheless, you’ll
learn after a while, “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth
every son whom he receiveth” (Heb 12:6). And by his spirit (Eze 36:27)
you’ll be automated from returning to a life of sin or disobedience (Heb
10:39).
Though you’re not cursed, lack of blessing can feel like cursing
sometimes.
Paul
also warns us about our liberty in Christ, "brethren, ye have been
called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh,
but by love serve one another" (Gal 5:13). And Peter herald the same
thing, "As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness,
but as the servants of God" (1 Pet 2:16).
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