E rave rahi mau kerisetiano, who become born again and begin to walk after the Spirit, but after a while something happens and they go back to the Old Covenant and begin to apply all kinds of rules, āto'a, Fa'a'itira'a, Tu'u, e te tahi atu â. i roto i to ratou oraraa. Why do Christians go back to the Old Covenant? What causes Christians to return to the Old Covenant?
God created man and His relationship with man was perfect
I to te Atua hamaniraa i te taata, the relationship between God and man was perfect. O Adam te tamaiti na te Atua, who was created after the Te hoho'a. God walked with Adam (tāne) and they had a perfect relationship, just like God intended His relationship with man to be. Until the moment arrived, that Adam succumbed to the temptation in the flesh and became disobedient to the commandment of God and sinned. Due to his disobedience, the relationship between God and man was broken. Man fell from his position and lost his dominion and authority on the earth, ta te Atua i horo'a i te taata.
The spirit of man died. Because of that man was no longer connected by the spirit to God, but man was connected by the flesh to the devil. Because of man’s obedience to the devil, hara (obedience to the te hinaaro o te diabolo) entered, with the result that death, which is the wages of sin also entered and reigned in the flesh of man.
Man was no longer spiritual but became carnal and sense-ruled. And sin and death reigned in the flesh of man.
ōhipa (te basileia o te pouri) had taken the dominion and authority of man through lies and by sowing doubt. Because Adam believed and obeyed the lie of the devil above the truth of God, the fallen angel Lucifer; the devil became the father of fallen man.
Fallen man was put beneath the angels and became in bondage under the elements of the earth.
Fallen man got the same nature as his father; the fallen angel Lucifer (Ino). Therefore the nature of the devil would be present in the flesh of everyone, o te fanauhia ïa i roto i te huero o Adamu (tāne).
Te here no te huitaata nei, God found a way to have a relationship with mankind, until the Messiah would come and reconcile man back to God and restore the broken relationship between God and man.
The covenant with Abraham and his Seed
I teie nei, i Aberahama e to'na huero, o te mau fafauraa ïa. Aita oia e parau, E ', ei 'ā'e e rave rahi; te tahi, E i to ratou huero, oia ïa te Mesia (Galatia 3:16)
God established His covenant with Abraham and his Seed (Iesu). The circumcision in the flesh of every male would be a token of this covenant. The circumcision was for God a token of His covenant and His promises and for the people of God, it was a token of dedication to Him.
The circumcision in the flesh took place on the te va'uraa o te mahana (Gen 17:10-11). Even if the eighth day was on a Sabbath day, the circumcision still took place.
The eighth day refers to the day of the New Covenant and the new creation, E hia te circumcie i roto i te Mesia, by putting off the flesh in the baptism in water (A tai'o atoa ‘Eaha te auraa o te peritomeraa i roto i te Mesia?' e 'I te va'uraa o te mahana, te mahana o te hamaniraa apîhō'ē).
Te Torah
430 Years after the promise of God to Abraham and his Seed, God redeemed His people from the oppression of Pharaoh and led His people out of slavery into the promised land. God appointed Moses as His representative and gave His people the te ture o te hara e te pohe.
raro a'e i te ture, which is written in the Torah (Gen-Deu) was given by God to His covenant people after the flesh; Iseraela, 50 Tau mahana i muri a'e i te reira. Te Torah, the written word of God, contained the instructions for the old carnal man, who was trapped in the sinful flesh.
Te mau taata atoa, who would be born of the seed of Israel belonged to God’s covenant people, of which the men would be circumcised in the flesh on the eighth day according to the first covenant. Te mau taata atoa, who belonged to God’s covenant people after the flesh, had to obey and keep the law of Moses to walk in righteousness.
Te ture o te hara e te pohe
Through the law of Moses God could have a relationship with the old man, who is sense ruled and walks after the flesh in which sin and death reigns. That’s why the law is called the law of sin and death (Rom 8:2)
Because of the fact that the law contained commandments, which were meant for the old man, who is sense ruled and has the nature of the devil and walks after the lusts and desire of the flesh, Ua parau te Atua: “Thou shalt not…” ”.
Because the flesh is full of pride, te hi'o, tino fa'anatu, jealous and rebellious and has more love for himself then for God.
The flesh does all those things, that doesn’t please God and are an abomination to Him. The flesh goes after other gods, Tuatua ha'afa'ari, cheats, eiâ, commits adultery and fornication, is unfaithful etc.
All the works and deeds, which God mentioned in the law of Moses and were an abomination to Him, were done by fallen man and the pagan people; Te mau Etene.
God didn’t want His people to be involved with their unclean works and heathen practices.
Na roto i te horoaraa i te ture, God not only made His will known to His people, but His people learned To'na haerea and to discern good and evil; righteousness and unrighteousness.
Through obedience to the Levitical priesthood, keeping the law with all its commandments, Tu'u, observances (fa'a'ōfa'i), Fa'a'itira'a, food laws and sacrificial laws, God could have a relationship with His carnal people, until Jesus would come and redeem man from the rulership, dominion and the yoke of the devil, o te faatere nei i roto i te tino.
The ten commandments on tablets of stone
The Torah was given by God and meant for the old carnal man, who consists of a body and soul. Since the spirit of the old carnal man is dead, Atua, Who is Spirit, made His will known to His people by giving them His law.
God wrote the ten commandments on two tu'a, which represented the heart of the old man.
Why did God write His ten commandments on two tablets of stone? The commandments, which related to God and the first commandment ‘A here i te Atua hau atu i te mau mea atoa, e to outou mafatu, mana'o, soul and strength’ were written on the first tablet of stone. On the second tablet of stone, God wrote the commandments, which were related to the second commandment ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’.
Ua faatumuhia te ture atoa e te mau peropheta i ni'a i teie na faaueraa e piti (Mat 22:40).
The redemption of the flesh of the old man
Teie ïa te fafauraa ta ' u e rave i te fare o Iseraela i muri a'e i taua mau mahana ra, i ni'a i te Fatu; E tuu vau i to'u mau ture i roto i to ratou feruriraa, e te papa'i ia ratou i roto i to ratou aau: e e haere anei au ia ratou ei Atua, e e ti'a ia ratou ia haere i reira: E eita ratou e haapii i te mau taata atoa o to ' na taata tapiri, e te mau taata atoa, ma'ohi'ohi, Ua ite au i te Fatu: no te mea ua ite te mau mea atoa ia'u, mai te mea iti roa ' ' e. E oaoa vau i to ratou mana'o ma te parau-ti'a, e ta ratou mau hara e to ratou mau hinaaro, e haamana'o ore vau i te. I roto i to'na huru, Te hoê fafauraa apî, O oia te taata matamua matamua. I teie nei, ua ineine te parariraa e te taupoo (Hebera 8:10-13)
Throughout the whole Bible, God prophesied about the te taeraa mai o te Mesia, the new covenant and the coming of the Holy Spirit, Who would abide in the new man (a.o.. i 3:15, Psé 22; 16:10, Isaiah 7:14; 53:4-12, Jeremieh 31:33-34; 32:40, Ezekiela 11:19-21; 34; 36:25-28; 37, Hebera 8:10-13; 10:15-16).
Jesus the Christ would redeem man from their flesh, in which the sinful nature of the devil reigns.
God promised to put a new spirit within man and take the heart of stone out of the old man and give a new heart of flesh, in which the laws of God would be written upon. This promise was fulfilled by the coming of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit dwells in the new creation and has received the nature of God, therefore the will of God is written upon the heart of the new man.
The law was the school teacher for the old man
Teie râ, hou a tae mai ai te faaroo, ua tapeahia matou i raro a'e i te ture, a tapuni i mua i te faaroo o te faaitehia mai i muri iho. No reira, ua riro te ture ei orometua haapii no tatou no te arata'i ia tatou i te Mesia, ia parau-ti'ahia tatou na roto i te faaroo. Teie râ, i muri a'e i te taeraa mai te faaroo, aita tatou i raro a'e i te hoê orometua haapii. No te mea ho'i e, o outou te mau tamarii atoa a te Atua na roto i te faaroo ia Iesu. No te rahiraa o outou mai ta te Mesia tei bapetizohia i roto i te Mesia, ua tuuhia i ni'a i te Mesia. Aita e ati Iuda, aita atoa o Iesu, Aita te hoê taairaa e aore râ, te ti'amâraa, aita e tane e aore ra vahine: no te mea e, o outou paatoa i roto ia Iesu Mesia (Galatia 3:23-29)
The law and all the commandments of God, which are written in the Torah were a schoolmaster for the old man. So that the old man, who is sense-ruled and lives after the flesh, would know the will of God and His way and by keeping the law, man would serve God and walk in righteousness.
The Torah was meant for the flesh of the old man. But since the flesh is ua faasataurohia i ni'a i te Mesia, na roto i te arai, the flesh doesn’t live anymore but is death, and therefore the Torah no longer applies to the new man, who lives after the Spirit.
The new man is holy and righteous through Jesus Christ
God has given to everyone the ability to be redeemed from the flesh of the old man, with all its lusts, Te mau nota, iniquity and sin, na roto i te faaroo ia Iesu Mesia e Ta ' na ohipa hoo i te pae, and by becoming born again in Christ, so that the old creation will become a new creation; e tamaiti na te Atua.
The new creation is no longer a servant but has become a son of God, who is made holy and righteous by the ohipa o Iesu Mesia e To'na toto.
Te taata apî, who is born of the Seed of God and has become a spirit, shall walk after the Spirit and shall no longer be ruled by his senses, Te mau mana'o, Te mau nota, Te mau nota, e te mau hinaaro, which reign in the flesh.
God’s will become the will of the new creation because the new creation is born of Him and has His nature.
No reira, the new man shall ma'iti'i i te ture, Mai ia Iesu, Who is the living Word of God and fulfilled the law by walking after the Spirit, ia au i te hinaaro o te Atua.
The relationship between God and man restored in Christ
The perfect relationship, which God had in the beginning with Adam was restored in Jesus Christ. In Jesus Christ man was reconciled to God and God could have a relationship through the Holy Spirit with the new man; Ta'na tamaiti.
The Torah can no longer be applied to the new man, Te haere nei ratou i muri a'e i te Varua. Since the Torah was meant for the old man, who walks after the flesh and died in Jesus Christ.
The only thing of the Torah that is still valid and still applies is the will of God, which has been made known to us by His commandments through Jesus; the Word and the habitation of the Holy Spirit.
The new creation is free of condemnation
No reira, aita e mana'o no ni'a ia ratou o te vai ra i roto ia Iesu Mesia, Te taata o te ore e haere i muri a'e i te tino, i muri noa'e râ i te Varua (Roma 8:1)
A born again Christian, who has been made holy and righteous in Christ and walks in His commandments after the Spirit, doesn’t live in fear under condemnation, i roto i te tino. The person has been made free from the law of sin and death, Eaha te ohipa e tupu i roto i te tino, i putting off the flesh and by walking after the Spirit and the law of the Spirit.
As long as the flesh stays dead, aita e faahaparaa. But as soon as the person returns to the kingdom of darkness and do the works of the old carnal man and lives after the flesh in sin, te te ture o te hara e te pohe becomes active again and the person shall live with fear, feelings of guilt and condemnation.
50 Te mau mahana i muri a'e i te Pasa, God made His will known in both covenants
I roto i te fafauraa tahito, Ua hamani te Atua i To'na nunaa 50 Tau mahana i muri a'e i te reira, by giving the Torah to His carnal covenant people, who belonged to the carnal generation of fallen man; te taata ruhiruhia (The feast Shavuot).
In the new covenant, Ua hamani te Atua i To'na nunaa 50 Tau mahana i muri a'e i te reira, by giving His Holy Spirit to His spiritual covenant people, who belonged to the spiritual generation of the new man (Read also ’Ua'una….. 50 Te mau mahana i muri a'e i te Pasahō'ē)
The new man is born of God and has become a son of God and lives in freedom after the Spirit in obedience to Christ. Since the new man has become a son of God, the Spirit of the sonship lives inside the new man, who calls Abba Father (Rom 8:15, Gal 4:4-7).
Why do Christians go back to the Old Covenant?
Tera râ,, E rave rahi mau kerisetiano, who are born again and have become a new creation and start right, but slowly go back to the Old Covenant and to all its rules, āto'a, Fa'a'itira'a, Tu'u, laws and apply them in the New Covenant to the new creation. But that’s not how God has intended it to be.
All the feasts, Fa'a'itira'a, fa'a'ōhipa, Ture, regulations and the priesthood, that belonged to the Old Covenant, don’t belong in the New Covenant. There is a reason why it is called the Old Covenant.
If the New Covenant is a better covenant and has replaced the Old Covenant, why do so many believers go back to the Old Covenant and apply the feasts, Ture, āto'a, observances, Fa'a'itira'a, which were meant for God’s carnal people Israel, i roto i to ratou oraraa? Then they should also keep the sacrificial laws and resume the sacrificing of animals.
Paul warned the believers many times and asked the church what had come on their way and why they went from the Spirit to the flesh and went from the New Covenant to the rules and regulations of the Old Covenant (a.o.. Gal 2; 3:1-5).
O te mea, which has not changed is the moral part of the law, o te mau faaueraa ïa a te Atua, that represents His will and His nature.
Te hinaaro o te Atua is the same in both the law of sin and death, which refers to – and works in the flesh of the old carnal man, as in the law of Spirit, which refers and works in the spirit of the new man, hoê â.
If you don’t read and study the Old Testament from the Spirit and the mind of Christ but from the flesh and the carnal mind, there is a big change that you will be tempted and misled and go back to the Old Covenant and put a yoke upon yourself by keeping all observances, Fa'a'itira'a, feasts and apply them to your life, while they are never meant for you, o tei riro mai ei hamaniraa apî, but were meant for the old carnal creations, who belonged by natural birth to God’s covenant people Israël.
The true sons of God walk in the New Covenant and establishes the law
I roto i te faufaa apî, it’s all about you being peritomehia i roto ia Iesu Mesia and that you have become a new creation in Christ (Roma 8:9-17, Kolosa 2:9-12, Galatia 6:15, Ati 3:5-7).
If you have become a new creation in Christ and the Spirit of Christ lives inside of you, then you belong to Him and you shall keep His commandments and walk after the Word and the Spirit and establish the law.
mā'ohi, who are led by the Spirit of God and lives after the will of the Father in righteousness, they are the true sons of God.
'Ia riro ei miti no te fenua’
