Hint: Romans 10:4
Hint: Romans 14:23...Galatians 3:11,12
2007-07-23 03:30:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Galatians 3: What's "evident" from all the evidence, is: that no man (of child/man) is justified by the law in the sight of God.
Galatians 5: If justified by the law, then fallen, from grace to law; And if fallen to law, then Christ(the end of the law) is of NO EFFECT to you.
2007-07-23 04:09:55 · update #1
Many seem hung up on one verse in Matthew 5:17, which is allegoric:
think not that I am (grace) come to destroy (law) the law, or the prophets(servants, slaves, know nots): I am (grace) not come to destroy (law), but to fulfill (grace).
POINT: Law cannot full fill, being limited to not full: not every tree, a tree short of a forest, a frie short of a happy meal. Only pure grace void of law can full fill.
The GRACE of our Lord JC with you all. Amen.
2007-07-23 04:16:33 · update #2
Jesus Christ came to end the Law. Christ came and fulfilled the Law ( Matt 5:17) that He might terminate the Law and REPLACE it ( Romans 8:3-4).. So that Everyone who believes in Him receives God's righteousness which is Christ Himself. As seen In Romans 10:8
" For Christ is the end of the law unto Righteousness to everyone who believes"
Romans 14:22-23 will give a better context to this verse:)
" The faith which you have, have to yourself before God. Blessed is he who does not judge himself, himself in what he approves
But he who doubts is condemned if he eats because it is not out of faith for all that is not out of faith is sin"
These verses are in reference to the Life of those of the Kingdom of God. We are saved by the Grace of God and each of us have a measure of God's work in us. If we cause any one of our brothers and sisters to stumble because of our doctrinal concepts we break down and destroy God's work of Grace in him.
( Romans 14:20)
" Do not break down the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean but it is evil for a man to eat while stumbling others"
Its not a matter of what we eat or drink according to the Law.. its a matter of faith in God But if we realize that eating a certain food or drink will stumble a younger brother or sister then it is not big matter to not eat it. We do this for the believers and if the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus operates and speaks to you NOT to eat a certain thing then do not do it. The real crucial thing is not the food.. but listening to the Spirit's speaking about preserving your brother or sister for the sake of the work of God in that one.
Hallelujah for Galatians 3:11-12
" And that by the law no one is justified before God is evident because the righteous one shall have life and live by faith
But the Law is not of faith yet He who does them shall live because of them"
This portion in Galatians touches the matter of Living by Spirit by faith in Christ versus Living according to Flesh by the Works of the Law
Spirit is vs Flesh
Faith is vs Works of the Law.
We really need to PRAISE the LORD that we have received the promise of the Spirit and that today we live not according to the outward demands of the Law... but we live according to the Law of the SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS... This in a way is even HIGHER than the outward laws. We do not need anyone to regulate us outwardly to do this or not do that..but as the Spirit of Jesus Christ moves and operates in us, giving us a sense of what is of Christ and NOT . we live and walk and have our being according to this new Law of the Spirit of Life in us. This is our blessing and portion as regenerated believers in Jesus Christ. We have the Holy Spirit governing us inwardly so that we express all the rich virtues of Christ outwardly. Praise the Lord for such a way to go on in Him day by day...
In Christ
sandy
2007-07-23 04:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In a sense both. Christ interpreted the law and brought it up to date for current understanding. We cannot fulfill or obey the law so Christ came and did that for us. So - only by belief and life in Christ can we begin to fulfill the law.
2007-07-31 03:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by cheir 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
think Matthew 5:17
2007-07-23 10:36:33 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus told you to follow the law of Moses. Therefore to follow Jesus you need to be Jewish. He said he was not here to end the law of Moses.
2007-07-23 10:35:07 · answer #4 · answered by honshu01 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ummm, can you say it in English for us Atheists
2007-07-23 10:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i like pie
2007-07-23 10:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by Agnostic Front 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋