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Ok. the Holy Spirit convicts. Yes. Amen! What does He convict of? Sin. Sin is the transgression of the law. The Law is written in our hearts. It is also written in the Word. So are you arguing that the written text of the law is invalid but the one written on the heart is not?Everyone in order to keep the Law truly must have the Spirit. That has not been argued against. I am so not clear off the basis of your argument. David also said "Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee"Psalm 119:11. David had it in his heart--how'd it get in there?

How can you qualify that? They are not, and cannot be irrelevant because every sin committed by man falls under at least one of those. The will of God is to love Him and keep His commandments. Whether written in stone, or on the heart, they are still in full force.

Christ never said the 10 Commandments were done away with. In fact, He expanded and deepened the meaning. Here's an example: "You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Matt. 5:27,28 He also had to show how the Sabbath was to be kept. He showed what you can do, that the Sabbath can be a delight, and not a burden. Nowhere does He say any of the 10 Commandments are done away with. He adds "New Commandments" which are not new at all. Love the Lord thy God : Love thy neighbor: Leviticus 19:18 - Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. Also, the first of the "New Commandments" cover the first four of the Decalogue, and the second "New Commandment" covers the last 6.

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Are you saying that you don't sin? When we ask for forgiveness, of course Jesus forgives us. He then does a work within us--we become changed. We would no longer commit adultery, steal, covet, etc, and if we do, we can go to Christ and ask for forgiveness. Where did David get that "external code" as you call it internalized? From the Lord through the Spirit. Are you a Calvinist?

?? mighty through God ?? 2 Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

?supplies our wants for service ? 2 Corinthians 9:12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

What would be the point of that? Whatsoever is not of faith is sin; all unrighteousness is sin. To not believe in Christ is sin, the major sin, which is why all the world lies in wickedness; to think you see when you don't is sin.

These passages connect the word "commandments" to the Decalogue. No such connections in John's writings

"Sin is the transgression of the law" is a rubbish translation. The word transgression is not there. The text simply says "Sin is lawlessness." In the NT, sin is primarily unbelief, as the texts above quoted indicate. If you are justified in Christ, sin is not counted against you because of your faith in Christ. It doesn't matter what you do, if you are not connected to Jesus by faith, everything is sin. If you are connected, Jesus covers you. The only sin counted against you is the ongoing rebellion of refusing to accept him as Lord. When Paul describes the experience of Abraham in Romans 4, he says Abraham was strong in faith, that he believed God would perform what he had promised. He didn't mention that Abraham's faith had failed and he committed adultery with Hagar because God didn't count that against him as sin. If you want to live under an external code that only has power to condemn, you may as well enjoy yourself because everything you do is sin.

Jesus said that the holy spirit will convict the world of sin because of their unbelief. John 16:9 John 8:24 says that the Jews will die in their sins because they don't believe. John 6:47: He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. John 12:44-50: Those who don't believe the words of Christ will be judged by those words on the last day. There is a huge difference between the condemnation of the words written in stone and the life of those written in the heart by the HS. If you want to live or try to live by adhering to an external code, good luck with that. All that code has the ability to do is to condemn you. Faith in Christ is the obedience required by the law.

True, the 10 commandments were never done away with. They just became irrelevant because the will of God is now placed inside of us by the Holy Spirit. As David said, "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [torah] is within my heart." Let's not forget that the primary meaning of torah is "teaching."