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Lawless / Lawlessness and Grace.

~ scriptures are from the Hebraic Roots Bible, and HBR Bible Notes in italics.
Bible Commentaries and Notes.

Torah/Law 'verse' Grace or 'and' Grace?
The word grace is regularly used by some religious people as if it replaces all need to obey YAHWEH's law. That conclusion is not only inaccurate, it is also diabolical!

Here is the reason: Without law there would be no need for grace. The word grace, as the Greek word charis is translated in the New Testament, means freely shown “favor”—a gift (it’s from charis that we derive the English word charity). In a religious context the word grace is used most often for the gift of forgiveness. It refers to how YAHWEH extends His favor to repentant sinners by forgiving their former disobedience of His Torah/law—their “sins previously committed” (Romans 3:25, NRSV).

This is necessary because “everyone who sins breaks the Torah/law; in fact, sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4, NIV).
If there is no law to break, there is no such thing as sin. And if there is no sin the very idea of grace, as YAHWEH's forgiveness, has no meaning at all.

YAHWEH does not just dismiss our sins, our lawless acts. Nor does He simply ignore them. Rather, “Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3) so “that He, by the grace of YAHWEH, might taste death for everyone” (Hebrews 2:9).

In other words, it was to make YAHWEH's favor—His grace—available to all who repent (by turning away from sin) that Yahshua “gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works” (Titus 2:14).

Therefore, grace encompasses more than just the forgiveness for past sins. It also includes the gift of the Holy Spirit of Messiah to help us obey YAHWEH’s Torah/laws. Indeed, it refers to all the free and unmerited gifts of YAHWEH. It includes His help in initially turning us away from sin and leading us to His truth and way of life, His forgiveness of our past sins and ultimately His granting us the greatest gift of all—eternal life in His Kingdom.

But without Torah/law, grace would be meaningless because there would be no way to define sin.
Yet without grace, forgiveness of sin for breaking YAHWEH's Torah/law could not be made available to us.

So Yahshua died and rose again to make grace available to anyone who is eager and willing to “go and sin no more” (John 8:11). Through grace, we can first be forgiven of our lawbreaking and then enabled by Messiah's Holy Spirit to obey YAHWEH's Torah/law from the heart—with the ultimate goal and promise of being able to live for all eternity in perfect obedience.

Thus, Torah/law and grace are utterly inseparable. Torah/Law is necessary to define sin and its consequences.
Grace is necessary so sinners can be forgiven and led to obedience to YAHWEH through the power of Messiah, by His Holy Spirit (Gal 4:6, 2Co 12:9).

Translation deception.
Joh 1:17 For the Torah was given through Moses, BUT grace and truth came through Yahshua Messiah†.

~ John 1:17 The purpose of the Torah was never to give salvation but to teach us how to live (Psa_119:105). Only the shed blood of Yahshua can justify someone and pay the penalty of their sins.

The phrase "but" in John 1:17 is not found in the original Greek text; it is an addition made by translators to justify their rejection of the Hebrew Torah and support the christian lawless doctrines of Grace.

Original Greek: The original text uses kai (καί), which simply means "and" or acts as a connector, rather than alla (ἀλλά), which means "but".

Grace - the Enabling Power of the Indwelling Messiah to overcome lawlessness.
2Co 12:9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.
Therefore, I will rather gladly boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Messiah may rest upon me.

Scriptures on Lawless / Lawlessness

Lawless
NASEC G459
ἄνομος
anomos; from 1 (as a neg. pref.) and 3551; lawless, without law:—
godless men(1), lawless(2), lawless one(1), without the law(4), wrongdoers(1).

~ Matthew 7:23 The lawless gospel message that Christianity is teaching did not originate from the bible and when Yahshua returns all those who have been practicing lawlessness will be cast into the lake of Fire. Psa 6:8.

Mar 15:28 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "He was numbered with the lawless."

2Th 2:8 And then "the Lawless One" will be exposed, "whom our Master Yahshua will consume by the spirit of His mouth," and will destroy by the brightness of His presence.

1Ti 1:9 knowing this, that the Torah is not laid down for a righteous one, but for lawless and rebellious ones, for unrighteous and sinful ones, for unholy and profane ones, for slayers of fathers and slayers of mothers, for murderers,

Heb 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and I will not at all remember their sins and their lawless deeds."

Heb 10:17 also He adds, "I will not at all still remember their sins and their lawless deeds."

1Pe 4:3 For the time of life having passed is sufficient for us to have worked out the will of the pagans, having gone on in wantonness, lusts, drunkenness, parties, indecent singing, and lawless idolatries;

2Pe 2:7 And also delivered righteous Lot, who was tormented with the filthy conduct of the lawless;

2Pe 2:8 for that righteous one living among them day after day, in seeing and in hearing, his righteous soul was tormented with their lawless deeds.

2Pe 3:17 Therefore beloved, since you know these things beforehand, guard yourself, lest being led away by the error of the lawless you fall from your own steadfastness.

Lawlessness
Srong's Numbers
G458
ἀνομία
anomia
an-om-ee'-ah
From G459; illegality, that is, violation of law or (generally) wickedness: - iniquity, X transgress (-ion of) the law, unrighteousness.
Total KJV occurrences: 15

~ 1 John 3:4 Sin is clearly defined as the breaking of the Torah. The Christian argument against keeping the Torah is extremely weak and non-biblical as if there is no Torah, then there would be no sin, and then why would someone need a savior? It is utterly evil to preach a lawless message of salvation. (Mat 7:21-23, Isa 8:20, Pro 28:9, Rev 14:12).

Mat 7:23 And then I will declare to them, from everlasting, I never knew you; "depart from Me, those working lawlessness!"

Mat 13:41 The Son of Man will send forth His cherubs, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who practice lawlessness.

Mat 23:28 So you also indeed outwardly appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Mat 24:12 And because lawlessness shall have been multiplied, the love of the many will grow cold.

2Co 6:14 Do not unite in marriage with unbelievers. For what partnership does righteousness have with lawlessness? And what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2Th 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already working, until He who is now the obstacle, is taken out of the way.

Tit 2:14 who gave Himself on our behalf, "That He might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify a special people for Himself, zealous of good works."

Heb 1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; because of this,YAHWEH, Your Elohim, has anointed You with the oil of gladness beside Your fellows."

1Jn 3:4 Everyone practicing sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is the breaking of the Torah.

Rom 12:1-2
Therefore, brethren, I call on you through the compassion of Elohim to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to Elohim, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, in order to prove by you what is the good and pleasing and perfect will of Elohim.

2Co 6:16-18
And what harmony has the sanctuary of Elohim with idols? For you are the sanctuary of the living Elohim, even as it is said,
"I will dwell in them and walk among them, and I will be their Elohim, and they shall be My people."
Because of this, "Come out from among them and be separated, says YAHWEH, and do not touch the unclean thing, and I will receive you."
"And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me, says YAHWEH Almighty."

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