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1 | GAl: Works vs God commandmts | Rom 16:26 | Berry | 117209 | ||
In Galatians chapter 2 it discusses that the works of the law don't justify us. Anyone that continues in practicing the laws written in the book of the law is no longer under grace. This book is refering to the law of Moses. The law of Moses contains Gods commandments, statues and judgments. Does this mean that we no longer need to worry about keeping the commandments of God? Or does it mean we no longer need to perform the rituals stated in this book? If so, where does it state in the bible that the works referred to in this chapter refer to only rituals such as circumcision? Remember that verse 10 states "continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law. Also remember that the ten commandments are part of this book. | ||||||
2 | GAl: Works vs God commandmts | Rom 16:26 | Emmaus | 117210 | ||
Benny, Pauls's point is that the Law, as system, whether ritual or moral, does not have the power to save us. That is because nothing we do can place God in a position where He is obligated to save us. Paul says that if you buy into the Ritual Law signified by circumcison, then you have also bought into the Moral Law of Moses. But what does God really want? Not the obedience of the Law, which applies to slaves and criminals, but rather the "obedience of faith" (Romans 1:5; 16:26)which members of the family adhere to out of love, not a sense of duty. So, we are saved by God's grace and we obey as we would a loving Father, not as we would obey a slave master. And our Father rewards His children for their obedience in good works, but not because He is obliged to do so in a quid pro quo arrangement, but out of the generosity of His heart. Does the man who lives in good faith with his neighbor have to worry about the law or keeping the law out of fear? No! Only criminals worry about the law and keeping the law or rather not keeping it, because the law condems them. Law is for lawbreakers, not those who do not trangress the law. And we are all lawbreakers. So can the law save a law breaker? No! It can only condemn him. That is the purpose of laws, to punish law breakers, the unrighteous, not the righteous. If everylaw was rigidly enforced we would all be guilty of something and there would not be enough prisons to hold us all unless we converted our homes into jail cells. But grace and mercy on the part of the Fatherly Judge can save the law breaker and he can then in gratitude turn to the obedience of faith out of love, not fear, and reap the rewards of living a life of obedience that is loving God and neighbor. god will even forgive the sins of those who try to live the law of law in good faith, when they fail, so long as they repent and are forgiving of others in imitation of their Father, rather than imititating that slave mmaster Satan who ccondems all. Emmaus |
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3 | GAl: Works vs God commandmts | Rom 16:26 | flinkywood | 117224 | ||
Berry, Emmaus is spot on. If I may add a line or 2 From the Complete Jewish Bible, an excellent translation by David Stern, himself a Messianic Jew: “Even so, we have come to realize that a person is not declared righteous by God on the ground of his legalistic observance of Torah commands, but through the Messiah Yeshua’s trusting faithfulness. Therefore, we too have put our trust in Messiah Yeshua and become faithful to him, in order that we might be declared righteous on the ground of the Messiah’s trusting faithfulness and not on the ground of our legalistic observance of Torah commands. For on the ground of legalistic observance of Torah commands, no one will be declared righteous.” Then in v.18: “for it was through letting the Torah speak for itself that I died to its traditional legalist misinterpretations so that I might live in direct relationship with God.” V.21: “I do not reject God’s gracious gift; for if the way in which one attains righteousness is through legalism, then the Messiah’s death was pointless.” The Law has always been about faith and trust, while legalism (those extra, penitential laws imposed on Israel after the apostasy of the Golden Calf) had always been about stumbling (Romans 11.9). Legalism (the ceremonial law) is making God work for us (“…that is, to bring Christ down” Rom 10.6b) Notice in Romans 10:8 how Paul deliberately quotes from Deuteronomy, the Law: "But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"--that is, the word of faith which we are preaching," The word (Law) is in your mouth: the Word has always been Jesus Christ, the goal of the Law, and the righteousness of a Law that has always required faith and trust. Is it too much to say that to walk as He walked (1 John 2.6) is to walk in the Law? Colin |
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