The​ ​Law​ ​of​ ​Sin​ ​&​ ​Death​ ​VS​ ​The​ ​Curse​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Law

Is​ ​there​ ​a​ ​difference​ ​between​ ​the​ ​Law​ ​of​ ​Sin​ ​&​ ​Death​ ​in​ ​Romans​ ​8:2​ ​and
the​ ​curse​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Law​ ​in​ ​Galatians​ ​3:13?

Romans​ ​8:2:​ ​ ​the​ ​LAW​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Spirit-of-Life​ ​in​ ​Christ​ ​Jesus​ ​has​ ​made​ ​me
free​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Law​ ​of​ ​Sin-and-Death.

Galatians​ ​3:13:​ ​ ​Christ​ ​has​ ​redeemed​ ​us​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Curse​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Law,​ ​being
made​ ​a​ ​curse​ ​for​ ​us,​ ​for​ ​it​ ​is​ ​written:​ ​ ​“Cursed​ ​is​ ​everyone​ ​that​ ​hangs​ ​on​ ​a
tree”.

The​ ​Law​ ​of​ ​Sin-and-Death​ ​is​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​Adam.

The​ ​Curse​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Law​ ​is​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​Moses​ ​2,430​ ​later.

Adam:
Romans​ ​5:12
By​ ​one​ ​man,​ ​Adam,​ ​sin​ ​came​ ​into​ ​the​ ​world​ ​and​ ​death​ ​by​ ​sin​ ​and​ ​so​ ​death
passed​ ​upon​ ​all​ ​men…..

Sin​ ​is​ ​a​ ​spiritual​ ​act.

The​ ​result​ ​was​ ​spiritual​ ​death​ ​-​ ​Adam​ ​&​ ​Eve​ ​underwent​ ​a​ ​nature​ ​change.
Spiritual​ ​death​ ​resulted​ ​in​ ​physical​ ​death.

If​ ​we​ ​backtrack:

Physical​ ​death​ ​is​ ​the​ ​result​ ​of​ ​spiritual​ ​death.
Spiritual​ ​death​ ​is​ ​the​ ​result​ ​of​ ​Adam’s​ ​sin.

Romans​ ​5:14​ ​-​ ​God’s​ ​Word​ ​version

Yet,​ ​death​ ​ruled​ ​from​ ​the​ ​time​ ​of​ ​Adam​ ​to​ ​the​ ​time​ ​of​ ​Moses,​ ​even​ ​over
those​ ​who​ ​did​ ​not​ ​sin​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​way​ ​Adam​ ​did​ ​when​ ​he​ ​disobeyed.

Adam​ ​was​ ​the​ ​head​ ​of​ ​the​ ​human​ ​race.

His​ ​sin​ ​affects​ ​all​ ​who​ ​came​ ​from​ ​him.​ ​ ​These​ ​verses​ ​in​ ​Romans​ ​are
speaking​ ​of​ ​the​ ​result​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ONE​ ​MAN​ ​sin,​ ​Adam.

When​ ​the​ ​Law​ ​was​ ​given​ ​sickness​ ​and​ ​disease​ ​resulting​ ​in​ ​physical​ ​death
could​ ​be​ ​escaped.​ ​ ​God​ ​specifically​ ​gave​ ​Israel​ ​instructions​ ​concerning​ ​this
in​ ​Deuteronomy​ ​28.​ ​ ​There​ ​we​ ​see​ ​spelled​ ​out​ ​the​ ​‘blessings’​ ​of​ ​adhering​ ​to
God’s​ ​Word​ ​and​ ​the​ ​‘curses’​ ​that​ ​would​ ​come​ ​from​ ​breaking​ ​His
Commandments.

Even​ ​though​ ​the​ ​Old​ ​Testament​ ​people​ ​didn’t​ ​get​ ​a​ ​new​ ​nature,​ ​they​ ​could
be​ ​preserved​ ​from​ ​sickness​ ​through​ ​keeping​ ​the​ ​commandments.

There​ ​was​ ​however​ ​a​ ​law​ ​that​ ​continued​ ​to​ ​operate​ ​on​ ​their​ ​mortal​ ​bodies:
the​ ​law​ ​of​ ​death.​ ​They​ ​all​ ​eventually​ ​died​ ​physically​ ​even​ ​if​ ​during​ ​their
lifetime​ ​they​ ​had​ ​lived​ ​free​ ​from​ ​the​ ​curse​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Law.

Dr.​ ​John​ ​G.​ ​Lake​ ​in​ ​his​ ​sermon​ ​entitled,​ ​“The​ ​Law​ ​of​ ​Life​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Law​ ​of
Death”,​ ​mentions​ ​three​ ​laws:

The​ ​law​ ​of​ ​the​ ​flesh;

The​ ​law​ ​of​ ​death;
The​ ​law​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Spirit-of-Life​ ​in​ ​Christ​ ​Jesus.

He​ ​states:
“Man​ ​is​ ​COMPELLED​ ​TO​ ​RECOGNIZE​ ​that​ ​there​ ​exists​ ​A​ ​LAW​ ​OF
DEATH​ ​IN​ ​HIS​ ​OWN​ ​MEMBERS.​ ​The​ ​hair​ ​turns​ ​gray,​ ​the​ ​eyes​ ​grow​ ​dim,
NOT​ ​BECAUSE​ ​YOU​ ​ARE​ ​SICK,​ ​but​ ​because​ ​the​ ​LAW​ ​OF​ ​DEATH​ ​is
operating​ ​in​ ​you.
….the​ ​operation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​law​ ​of​ ​death​ ​that​ ​EXISTS​ ​IN​ ​OUR​ ​MEMBERS,
permeates​ ​our​ ​being​ ​and​ ​is​ ​established​ ​in​ ​our​ ​nature.”

Here​ ​by​ ​nature​ ​he​ ​does​ ​not​ ​mean​ ​your​ ​spiritual​ ​nature.
If​ ​you​ ​have​ ​been​ ​born​ ​again,​ ​the​ ​law​ ​of​ ​death​ ​does​ ​not​ ​exist​ ​in​ ​your​ ​new
creation.

He​ ​is​ ​speaking​ ​about​ ​the​ ​fact​ ​that​ ​as​ ​human​ ​beings​ ​because​ ​of​ ​Adam’s​ ​sin,
our​ ​physical​ ​bodies​ ​are​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​dying/the​ ​law​ ​of​ ​death.

Paul​ ​called​ ​the​ ​death​ ​of​ ​your​ ​body​ ​“the​ ​final​ ​enemy”.​ ​This​ ​‘final​ ​enemy’​ ​is
not​ ​listed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​curses​ ​of​ ​Deuteronomy​ ​28.

The​ ​Work​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Cross​ ​redeemed​ ​us​ ​from​ ​the​ ​curse​ ​of​ ​breaking​ ​God’s
commands/Law​ ​(Galatians​ ​3:10),​ ​but​ ​it​ ​has​ ​not​ ​redeemed​ ​us​ ​from​ ​this​ ​‘law
of​ ​death’​ ​which​ ​is​ ​working​ ​in/on/against​ ​the​ ​physical​ ​body​ ​of​ ​even​ ​the​ ​most
anointed​ ​servant​ ​of​ ​God​ ​(Romans​ ​8:2).

If​ ​you​ ​should​ ​tarry​ ​until​ ​Jesus​ ​returns​ ​for​ ​His​ ​Church,​ ​your​ ​body​ ​will​ ​be
‘changed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​twinkling​ ​of​ ​an​ ​eye.​ ​Your​ ​mortal​ ​body​ ​will​ ​put​ ​on
immortality’​ ​-​ ​the​ ​law​ ​of​ ​death​ ​swallowed​ ​up​ ​in​ ​victory!

Should​ ​the​ ​law​ ​of​ ​death​ ​claim​ ​your​ ​physical​ ​body​ ​before​ ​that,​ ​you​ ​will
depart​ ​and​ ​be​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Lord​ ​to​ ​be​ ​rejoined​ ​with​ ​your​ ​resurrected​ ​body​ ​when
He​ ​returns​ ​for​ ​His​ ​Church.

The​ ​question​ ​I​ ​am​ ​entertaining​ ​is:​ ​ ​“Does​ ​the​ ​body​ ​have​ ​to​ ​be​ ​afflicted​ ​with
OLD​ ​AGE​ ​DISEASES​ ​because​ ​the​ ​law​ ​of​ ​death​ ​is​ ​operating​ ​in​ ​it?”

The​ ​diseases​ ​listed​ ​in​ ​Deuteronomy​ ​28​ ​anyone​ ​can​ ​be​ ​subject​ ​to.
The​ ​law​ ​of​ ​death​ ​Dr.​ ​Lake​ ​is​ ​speaking​ ​of​ ​above,​ ​works​ ​against​ ​the​ ​physical
body​ ​as​ ​a​ ​result​ ​of​ ​aging/growing​ ​older.

I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​establish​ ​that​ ​even​ ​THIS​ ​CATEGORY​ ​of​ ​the​ ​operation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​law
of​ ​death​ ​CAN​ ​BE​ ​DEFEATED​ ​through​ ​THE​ ​LAW​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​SPIRIT​ ​OF​ ​LIFE
IN​ ​CHRIST​ ​JESUS.

We​ ​cannot​ ​defeat​ ​these​ ​aging​ ​diseases​ ​that​ ​accompany​ ​the​ ​working​ ​of​ ​the
‘law​ ​of​ ​death’​ ​without​ ​asking​ ​this​ ​question..
I​ ​am​ ​searching​ ​God’s​ ​Word.
I​ ​am​ ​learning​ ​about​ ​modern​ ​day​ ​believers​ ​that​ ​have​ ​escaped​ ​the
debilitating​ ​operations​ ​of​ ​this​ ​law.

Come​ ​now,​ ​let​ ​us​ ​reason​ ​together​ ​on​ ​this​ ​matter.

When​ ​I​ ​put​ ​together​ ​the​ ​Scriptures​ ​for​ ​a​ ​book​ ​called,​ ​“Scriptural​ ​Medicine
for​ ​Physical​ ​Healing”,​ ​I​ ​included​ ​a​ ​chapter​ ​of​ ​foundational​ ​verses,​ ​the​ ​first
one​ ​being​ ​Romans​ ​8:2,​ ​which​ ​I​ ​call​ ​the​ ​‘granddaddy​ ​of​ ​all​ ​the​ ​healing
verses’.

This​ ​statement​ ​in​ ​the​ ​opening​ ​remarks​ ​to​ ​that​ ​chapter​ ​have​ ​stuck​ ​with​ ​me:

“We​ ​must​ ​learn​ ​about​ ​the​ ​Law​ ​of​ ​Life​ ​and​ ​TRAIN​ ​OURSELVES​ ​to​ ​live​ ​it.”

(to​ ​be​ ​continued)