The reason we come to God is to receive salvation. Of course, God also blesses us in our physical lives, but truth is: If you have no eternal life, then you have lived in vain. While living in this world we need to understand who God Almighty is. Actually 2,000 years ago Jesus Christ made a very important statement which destroys any opposition and has to do with our salvation.
John 5:39 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."
To say "Jesus abolished the law" is actually a sin because it is 100% contrary to the Word of Jesus. Even Apostle Paul understood the law was never abolished
Heb 7:12 "For when there is a change of the priesthood there must also be a change of the law."
The way to worship God was changed. In the Old Testament in order to receive blessings from God we had to sacrifice lambs and sheeps, etc.
Through the Prophet Jeremiah God said He will make a New Covenant (Jer 31:31~35) and the New Covenant will be inscribed in our heart so that we may not forget God's Law anymore. This way we will receive salvation. However, regarding the Law, Apostle Paul wrote:
Gal 4:21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.
These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother
By coming to God the Mother (The New Covenant), we can receive eternal life and salvation. Without the Law we can't come near to God. However, Apostle Paul boldly testified the Jerusalem that is above is free and She is our Mother.
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