Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow; for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.New Living Translation“Get up! Command the people to purify themselves ...
God is pleased when the believer does "good works, " for he designed them from the beginning ( Eph 2:10 ). It is understandable why some downplay or even deny any present usefulness of "law" in the sanctification of believers. They appeal to such verses as, "you are not under law,...