The idea of “living by doing” is neither foreign to the message of
Yeshua nor to His Apostles. Neither is it contrary to the message of
forgiveness by grace taught everywhere in the Scriptures, from the
beginning to the end. God’s grace is the fountain from which flows
His mercy and forgiveness. It is His grace and His grace alone that
was the motivation for sending His Son, Yeshua, to be the propitia-
tion for our sins. No one deserves His grace, and all who receive it
do so as objects of His sovereign love. But the biblical record makes
it very clear that those who do receive His grace are changed—they
do not stay the same. Their hearts are turned from stone to flesh, and
the Torah is written upon them. As such, their perspective is turned
from the selfish indulgence of the lustful flesh to the happy privilege
of honoring the Creator. Yet it is not as though the battle with the
flesh is over—far from it! But the victory is secured because the heart
has been changed. Walking in newness of life is the inevitable result
of one who has both died with Messiah and risen with Him. Humbly
before our Savior, we seek to receive from His hand the daily forgive-
ness He offers, and to strengthen ourselves both to do His will and
stand firm against the decay of sin so prevalent around us.