What's the difference between those who do and teach God's commandments and those who don't?

What's the difference between those who do and teach God's commandments and those who don't?
Many radical grace preachers will say, "Of course, many differences! But the main difference is: those who do and teach are not the grace preachers; they are law preachers. They are critical, demanding, inconsiderate, law-conscious, sin-conscious, cold, hypocritical, legalistic, ... and they will behave like the Pharisees who would always go around judging others. They are the 'fire and brimstones' or 'dooms and glooms' preachers. They can only preach repentance, repentance, repentance, and nothing else .. But do you know that Jesus is different? Whenever He met the sinners, He would look them into the eyes and said, "God has forgiven you all your sins, past, present, and future sins.". He said to the thief on the cross, "Today you are with me in paradise..". He said to Zacchaeus, "Today is salvation come to this house". He said to the adulterous woman, "Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more". He said to the prodigal son, "Say no more. You are already forgiven whether you confess your sins or not .." He said to Samaritan woman, "You said well, 'I have no husbands..' in that saidst thou truly". What would Jesus say to the sinners or us today? He would say that He would never condemn us even if we sin. He loves all the sinners and us who still sin, lie, steal, murder, commit adulteries, and break all the commandments of God. In contrast, Jesus would hate the Pharisees or the self-righteous who still keep the commandments of God, boast about how well they can keep, do, and teach the laws of God.. Jesus never rebuked the sinners. In fact, Jesus said good things about the Samaritan woman. He complimented her for saying the truth. He said to her, You said well, 'I have no husband'. In another words, Jesus said to her, You've said it beautifully .. you are cool .. "
I will ask them, Are you sure, Jesus never rebuked the sinners? Please read your Bible again. If you think that you are a believer and therefore you can still sin, you would be the first one to be rebuked. You may think that you are under grace, but your behaviour or thinking is no difference from those who sinned under the law or who sinned like the Pharisees. Hence, Jesus would rebuke all the sinners whether they will still sin under the law (like the Pharisees) or sin under grace (like the false prophets). Jesus would not rebuke the sinners only if they will repent. The sinners who have been forgiven by Jesus in your illustration above are all the sinners who would repent or who had repented, even though the word 'repent' or 'repentance' was not mentioned there. It did not matter if repentance came first or forgiveness of sins came first. It did not matter if Jesus forgive their sins first or if they repented first. It did not matter if Jesus preached repentance to them first or if Jesus forgave them first. The important thing is: there must be both repentance and forgiveness of sins for any sinner who come to God. It means that there must still be the preaching of repentance and forgiveness of sins when we preach the gospel today - repentance and remissions of sins must be preached together in His name:    

• Luk 24:45-48 KJV  Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,  (46)  And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:  (47)  And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.  (48)  And ye are witnesses of these things.

Jesus did not always preach compliments (or say the nice things) to all the sinners
I will tell them, You said that Jesus did not rebuke the Samaritan woman because she sinned and she said it matter-of-factly that she had no husband; but He complimented her. Do you use that example to conclude that Jesus will complement the false prophets too because they can say it matter-of-factly and say it well too? No, Jesus does not complement all sinners. There are many sinners who do not deserve His compliments if they do not know repentance or if they fake their repentance, like the Pharisees:

• Luk 13:2-10 KJV  And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?  (3)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  (4)  Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?  (5)  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.  (6)  He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.  (7)  Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?  (8)  And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:  (9)  And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.  (10)  And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

Many radical grace preachers argue that the Bible passage was a rebuke or warning only for the Pharisees or the Jews who were hypocrites. But I will tell them, Yes, Jesus might have rebuked and warned the Pharisees or the hypocrites who were there when He preached it to the congregation in the synagogue; but His rebuke and warning is still the same to all the sinners who are outside the synagogue today too.


Jesus would always convict the sinners (or believers who sin) to repent

• Joh 16:7-13 KJV  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.  (8)  And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:  (9)  Of sin, because they believe not on me;  (10)  Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;  (11)  Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.  (12)  I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.  (13)  Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

I will ask the radical grace preachers, What is the meaning of  'reprove'? Is it to judge, condemn, or eliminate? No, it is to rebuke, correct, convict, or teach. Of course, it will use harsh words or hard sayings; not  smooth words or vain words, to teach.  Hence, when Jesus or the Holy Spirit reproves the world or convicts the world of sin, they do it to bring sinners (or believers who sin in the world) to repentance. Hence, most sinners who repent will see it as the conviction unto righteousness; but those who cannot repent will see it as the conviction unto judgement.   

• Rev 3:17-20 KJV  Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:  (18)  I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.  (19)  As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.  (20)  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
• 2Ti 4:2 KJV  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
• 2Ti 3:16-17 KJV  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  (17)  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
• Tit 1:11-13 KJV  Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.  (12)  One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.  (13)  This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; (This Bible verse is still a great warning against some preachers if one of themselves confessed that they themselves are always liars - he said it well and this witness could be true.)
• Heb 12:6-14 KJV  For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.  (7)  If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?  (8)  But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.  (9)  Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?  (10)  For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.  (11)  Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. .. (14) Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord

The attitude of a believer still matters a lot when it comes to God's rebuke, reproof, or commandment
So, if we have been rebuked, reproved, or chastened, what should we do? Do we vehemently argue, always justify ourselves with the thinking of grace, accuse all others who bring rebuke as the devils, listen only to those who brainwash us or bring the false inner peace to our souls, or simply shut our ears to any teaching of reproof, warning, or commandment of God? No, if we have been convicted, we simply open ourselves to all the words of God and understand that we still need more grace; we don't become provoked against any word of rebuke or commandment from God:

• Heb 3:7-16 KJV  Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,  (8)  Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:  (9)  When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.  (10)  Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.  (11)  So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)  (12)  Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.  (13)  But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.  (14)  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;  (15)  While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.  (16)  For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

Those who do not do and teach His commandments are the least in the kingdom of God

• Mat 5:16-19 KJV  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.  (17)  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.  (18)  For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.  (19)  Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Rev 22:13-15 KJV  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.  (14)  Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.  (15)  For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Now, we are ready to talk about the difference between those who do and teach God's commandments and those who don't. Of course, the attitude is different. Those who still do and teach God's commandments can only keep doing it if they have the attitude or conviction to keep doing it. But those who cannot do it will argue and find all kinds of excuses not to do it. They may just say that they are more righteous than those who still do and teach the laws of God, and hence, they don't have to do it anymore.  They will boast, "We are not like the Pharisees or the law preachers who are the hypocrites. We do not commit adultery, do not lie, do not steal, do not practise sorceries, illusion, delusion, or deception to impress others, do not say vain things in the pulpits, do not joke about our sex, do not horn impatiently at other drivers who cut into our lane, do not say vulgarities when angry, do not deal dishonestly with others, do not visit pornography websites, do not ignore those who come to our churches with needs, do not kick the dogs, do not falsely accuse others who preach the laws, do not speak hypocritically against others .."  However, God knows.
I will tell them, It is better for you to do and teach nothing than to preach many things arrogantly against His words and commandments and later find that you are an enemy of The Word of God.
Of course, it is a known fact that all of us are not perfect and we can never keep all the laws of God perfectly well. But can this give you or your fellow preachers the justification to preach against God's will for us to keep His words and commandments? No, God forbid.

** Those who do not do and teach God's commandments will try to twist His words
Hence, those who do not do and teach His words and commandments are not only different from God's preachers; they could be worst than the sinners or the non-believers who do not know God. It's because:

• They could be the false prophets or the enemies of The Word of God. And they will find all kinds of justification to falsely accuse those, who will still do and teach The Word of God. They will accuse all others who do not preach like them. They will influence other to think of them or condemn them as the hypocrites, Pharisees, legalistic, ungracious, or angry preachers who sin more than the false prophets. Rev 19:13-19 KJV  And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God .. (19) And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
• They could be the thieves of the words of God. I will tell them, You have said well,"We do not commit adultery, we do not steal, we do not lie (or bear false witnesses), do not practise sorcery (or worship other Gods) .... ". You have said it beautifully in your marriage seminars or youth seminars when you taught beautifully about your love for your spouse and your obedience to your parents too. Obviously you knew God's commandments very well after studying the Old Testament more than those who never read their Bible. Although you preached against sins and lawlessness using your own words and did not quote the Ten Commandments as the do's and don't in the Old Testament, you can't deny that you have plagiarized from there. Hence, how can you say that you have better teaching than the words or commandments of God? How can you claim the credit and boast that your teaching about loving your wives and obedience to your parents is your own teaching and it is better than the Ten Commandments of God, after the people have listened to your plagiarized commandments and do not sin, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not lie .. etc.  Obviously, you have sinned against God not because you have told the people not to sin, not to dishonour their parents, not to commit adultery, not to steal, not to lie .., but because you have lied or become a lie yourselves !
• They could be 'hybrid twisters' of God's commandments (See "If we find that he is a 'hybrid twister" in my previous post here). Obviously, people who twist the words of God has motives. It does not matter whether their motives are genuinely good or evil. But in the sight of God, if they twist His words to help the sinners (to sin or not to sin), they would always be considered as false prophets. Many may think that they should never be condemned because they twisted the words of God for a very noble course - ie. to help the sinners to live better lives, more successful lives, or more prosperous lives, with more inner peace and comfort; but less conviction of sins and condemnation; and therefore, they should have all the justification to preach anything they like,  stop preaching any negative word (eg. 'commandments, laws, doctrine, warnings, or repentance'), and replace it with better word (eg. 'grace, words, love, peace, right believing', .. etc). Many have argued that 'Grace can teach, Grace supplies'; but 'God's laws or God's doctrine cannot teach; it demands, or if it can teach, it would not teach better than grace'. I will ask them, Does it make sense to create such a stupid argument and draw people into it? It is like creating a stupid scenario by asking, "Which one can teach? God can teach, or God's words can teach?" I will tell them, What's the difference? I am not bothered whether you insist that 'grace can teach, Jesus can teach, Holy Spirit can teach, the Ark of Covenant can teach, the laws of God can teach, or The Word of God can teach' based on which of the following Bible verses:

• Col 3:16-17 KJV  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.  (17)  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
• Tit 2:1-4 KJV  But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine .. (4)  That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
• Tit 2:11-12 KJV  For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,  (12)  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
• Joh 16:7-11 KJV  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.  (8)  And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: ..
• 2Ti 3:16-17 KJV  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  (17)  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
• Heb 8:10-11 KJV  For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:  (11)  And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 
• Psa 1:1-2 KJV  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  (2)  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
• Mat 3:8-9 KJV  Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:  (9)  And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.  

Of course, God can cause many things to teach. God do not rely only on grace to teach. However, if you insist that only the stones can teach, only your foot, your shoes, your doctrine, or your 'grace' can teach better and because of this you can always teach better than God's doctrine, God's commandments, God's warnings, God's principles, God's laws, God's words, or the Bible, something is wrong. If you still insist, I can say that my birds, my dogs, and my fishes at home can teach too. Amen. 

The true doers of God's words are those who do and teach God's commandments
Many will still argue, "For your info, we are still God's preachers. We still preach many good things or positive things from the Bible. We do not commit adultery, do not lie, do not steal, do not practise sorceries, illusion, delusion, or deception to impress others, do not say vain things in the pulpits, do not joke about our sex, do not horn impatiently at other drivers who cut into our lane, do not say vulgarities when angry, do not deal dishonestly with others, do not visit pornography websites, do not ignore those who come to our churches with needs, do not kick the dogs, do not falsely accuse others who preach the laws, do not speak hypocritically against others ..  So, how can you say that we don't do and teach the words of God. We are still the doers of God's words. We still do the commandments of God, err .. .. although we don't always teach the commandments of God like the Pharisees do (or like you do) ..  "
I will tell them, You said well, "We don't commit adultery, don't kick the dogs, don't get angry, .." in that saidst thou truly. You said beautifully and graciously, like the Samaria woman:

• Joh 4:17-19 KJV  The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:  (18)  For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.   

However, please think, Can you say that everyone who do not commit adultery, do not kick the dogs, do not get angy .. is the doer of God's words too? If this is true, are all the monks, gurus, priests, and believers, from other religions doers of God's words too? Do you know that there are many non-believers who live more righteously than us but the Lord would never say that they are the doer of His words? Hence, we are not a doer of God's words by just obeying or doing the commandments of God; we must do and teach the commandments of God based on the words that proceed out of the mouth of God; not from the mouth of the false prophets. That's why Jesus said that we must live by the written words of God; not by the words of the 'ding dong bell' preachers who keep confusing the people or the words of those who will tempt us to depart from the commandments or the written words of God:

• Mat 4:4 KJV  But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
• Mat 7:15-24 KJV  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. .. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  (21)  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  (22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  (23)  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.  (24)  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• Rev 22:13-15 KJV  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.  (14)  Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.  (15)  For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
• Jas 1:22-25 KJV  But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.  (23)  For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:  (24)  For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.  (25)  But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
• Mat 13:23 KJV  But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
• Mar 4:20 KJV  And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
• Luk 8:15 KJV  But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
• Mat 5:16-19 KJV  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.  (17)  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.  (18)  For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.  (19)  Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Many preachers think that if they preach and tell the people not to commit adultery, not to steal, not to lie, and not to sin without saying that they are preaching God's commandments, the people would obey  God's commandments better. I will tell them, Please don't deceive the people. If you say that grace will teach them not to commit adultery and then tell them that they do not have to keep the commandment, do you think they will truly obey God? You may think that all of them will obey your 'words of grace teaching' not to commit adultery, but not all of them will obey it when they know that it is no longer a God's commandment which they must keep. Yes, you may have successfully and creatively (deceitfully) taken away their fear of being judged by a God's commandment, but at the same time you have also made His commandment of none effect with your own doctrine:

• Mat 15:5-11 KJV  But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;  (6)  And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.  (7)  Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,  (8)  This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.  (9)  But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.  (10)  And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:  (11)  Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

When you twist the commandments of God, make them of none effect, and spew out false doctrine from your mouth, you do not defile yourselves only; you defile all those who hear from you also.    

• Rev 12:15-17 KJV  And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.  (16)  And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.  (17)  And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
• Rev 16:12-15 KJV ..  (13)  And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.  (14)  For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.  (15)  Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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