Yes, the holiness of Christ is the rest of all in Him.

A huge and largely unresolved question is:

Is the "Law of Sin and Death" the same as the Law of God?

The Law of God describes how the character of God behaves, and since God does not change, neither does any description of His behavior.

The Law of God is just as eternal as He is.

The Law of Sin and Death ONLY came into existence when man fell in sin.

The Lord Jesus Christ was the fullness of the manifestation of the character of God on display in the earth.

And since the Lord Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever, He does not change either, after all, He is Emmanuel.

We know that ALL of the Law of God was fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ, EVERY description of the character of God was made manifest in Him and through Him, and without Him we can do NOTHING.

Without Him (the Lord Jesus Christ) it is impossible to fulfill any part of the description of the character of God, BUT, WITH Him ALL things are possible, even the fullness of EVERY description of the character of God being made manifest in and through us.

Notice, this has NOTHING to do with our own abilities WITHOUT Him, and it has EVERYTHING to do with His power to manifest in and through us EVERYTHING that describes the character of God.

In other words, through the power of the Life of God that was in the blood of God that purchased the church, by THAT life dwelling within us, the Lord Jesus Christ CAN manifest the power of His Life, in and through us, to fulfill EVERY description of the character of God, and through Him manifesting THAT power in us, we are being transformed anew into the image and likeness of God and being made ready for THAT transformation to be made so real in us, that the mortal body will also have to be transformed.

What many people are experiencing is the transformation-in-progress.

To the Jew it will appear to be too Gentile, because it will not conform to any extra-Biblical creed, dogma or tradition.

But to the Gentile it will appear to be too Jewish, because it will fulfill EVERY Biblical description of the character of God.

But it is NOT either Jewish or Gentile, it is God putting His character on display, it is the beginning of the manifestation of the Sons of God, AND it is an integral part of us being so surrendered to God that our lives (that are hidden in Christ) can express the living reality of our Love for Christ, and that it can be made manifest in the way that He said shows Him that we love Him, by keeping His commandments through the power of His Life dwelling within us.

That which the letter of the Law could not achieve because of the weakness of the fallen flesh, the power of the Life of God dwelling within us CAN achieve, the full expression of the righteousness of God, in human flesh AGAIN.

In other words, WE become the Word-Made-Flesh and the living proof that it IS possible to walk perfect and upright before God through the power of His Life dwelling within us. Through THAT process Christ makes us to be the Glory of God and His living testimony in the earth, and that His blood DOES have the power to transform us - whosoever will.

How do we know that we have surrendered and humbled ourselves to Him enough? When He begins to manifest Himself through us.

We have a Wedding Supper (of the Lamb) that we are being invited to.

The Wife of the Lamb finds the fullness of Her rest (Shabbat) in HIM, Her Ishi, and in THAT rest, She escapes from ALL of the afflictions of the fallen condition and ALL of the results of the fall in sin (Her Shalom).

Those who do not believe that it is possible, ALSO have a supper that they WILL attend (by default), it is the supper of the great God, otherwise known as the Great Tribulation.

BOTH suppers happen at the same time, one in Heaven and the other on the earth, and they BOTH are spoken about in Revelations chapter 19.

Shalom,

JS5777

JS5777 said:

A huge and largely unresolved question is: Is the "Law of Sin and Death" the same as the Law of God?

Excellent post brother. The short answer to this question is "no". The long answer is a little complicated.

Romans 7:21-23 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

I see three laws in these verses.

1. The law of God, the commandments. v.22

2. The law of our mind, which agrees with the law of God and wants to do good. v.22

3. The law of sin which is n my members (body)

Plus, the is the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.

Romans 12:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

So, four laws, one outside of us, the law of God and three within us which correspond to the three parts of man.

1. The law of sin and death in our flesh.

2. The law of good in our mind, which is the leading part of our soul.

3. The law of the Spirit of life which is with our spirit. (Romans 8:16)

In our spirit we have the Spirit of life. In our flesh we have sin and death. ln between is our mind.

Romans 8:4-5 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Its complicated, because whenever our good mind determines to keep the law, it only stirs up the flesh, which in turn brings us into sin and death. This is the wretched condition of well meaning believers everywhere. What is the answer? We must learn that we have a spirit, and that the Spirit is with our spirit. When we turn in faith to our spirit, we experience the law of the Spirit of life and can walk in such a way that fulfills the law.

In my opinion brother, there are two great matters to be hashed out in Genesis 2. The tree of life which I believe corresponds to the law of the Spirit of life, and the fact that God formed a spirit in man (Zechariah 12:1)

JS5777 said:

We know that ALL of the Law of God was fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ, EVERY description of the character of God was made manifest in Him and through Him, and without Him we can do NOTHING.

Amen. Much as in Romans 7, Paul's testimony in Galatians is that when he tried to keep the law, the law killed him. 

Galatians 2:19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

So now, it is not Christ helping Paul to keep the commandments, Paul is crucified, and Christ is living in him. Paul has learned the secret, do not try and keep the law, but enjoy God as grace in his spirit and Christ lives in him.

Galatians 2:20-21 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Galatians 6:18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

JS5777 said:

In other words, through the power of the Life of God that was in the blood of God that purchased the church,

I say AMEN to this utterance. However, in light of our other discussions going on this forum, I understand it this way.

"the blood of God that purchased the church" I understand to be a reference to God sending His only-begotten Son into the world to be the propitiation for our sins and to redeem us to Himself through His precious blood.

"the power of the Life of God" I understand to be the resurrected Jesus, the Firstborn from the dead, who, as the Spirit is now in our spirit to be our life and life supply.

Philippians 1:19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

   Yes, the blood keeps us in the workings of GOD until we are conformed to the likeness of His Son.  If we went in perfect obedience, we would not need the blood, but none comes even close to that, we are all totally defeated except for the blood, even the foremost among us miss by a long shot.  The one and only true response is offered as a gift through a promise.

JS5777 said:

The Wife of the Lamb finds the fullness of Her rest (Shabbat) in HIM, Her Ishi, and in THAT rest, She escapes from ALL of the afflictions of the fallen condition and ALL of the results of the fall in sin (Her Shalom).

Between the wife in chapter 19,

Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

and the wife in chapter 21,

Revelation 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

there is chapter 20, with a 1000 year period of some reigning with Christ.

Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

So there is the wife in chapter 19 that is also an army (19:14), then 1000 years of reigning with Christ, then the wife which is the New Jerusalem. How do you understand this?

   Those beheaded and finding the headship of Christ thereby are the bride formed from Adam till those raptured before the great tribulation In my current understanding.  The rest of creation follows the natural path through death, hell, and those alive at the return((sea?? but dead and after that judgment??)) Revelation 20:13 unto the final judgment of GOD into life or death. 

PAULFROMNYS said:

I'm so glad I posted these questions, I'm finding much help in hearing our Lord. 

Questions are good. We should all be full of questions and not assume that we know anything. Jesus asked many questions both of His disciples, and of the Pharisees (the religious experts).

Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

22:42-45 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him, Lord, how is he his son?

According to Matthew 16, Peter answered the question because he has received revelation from the Father. According to Matthew 22, the religious experts could only half answer the question. Jesus is the son of David according to the flesh (Romans 1:4). How is it then that David, in spirit , called Him Lord? They could not answer. We should not assume that we can answer this question of all questions. We need revelation.

    Fred said:   Questions are good. We should all be full of questions and not assume that we know anything. Jesus asked many questions both of His disciples, and of the Pharisees (the religious experts).

    Paul replied:  Amen Fred, we all no in part, and it can be a real red flag when we feel not the need of one another pertaining to understanding, or any other aspect of our life going from the earthly to the heavenly.