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1 | Under part of the Law? | Col 2:14 | Emmaus | 146115 | ||
Mark, I would say that justification is more than a forensic act. It is a transforming act of God's grace by which we are transformed from slaves to sons in the household of God (Rom 68:14-15; Gal 4:1-7, 23-27). We become new creatures (2 Cor 5:17). A sone obeys God's (his Father)law out of love, but a slave obeys under contraint and out of fear. Fear(awe)of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. But their are two kinds of fear of the Lord; the filial fear of a son and the servile fear of the slave. One obeys because he is graced, the other obeys because he is required to do so by the law. Emmaus |
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2 | Under part of the Law? | Col 2:14 | mark d seyler | 146167 | ||
Hi Emmaus, Would you then say that we are no longer subject to the Mosaic Law, but rather we do those things that the Law required because we are recreated with our new nature? And would you agree with the idea that when we fail to do that which the law required, we are not held accountable to the Mosaic Law, but rather our Father corrects us be make us more loving, to fulfill the law of love? Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | Under part of the Law? | Col 2:14 | Emmaus | 146196 | ||
Mark, Yes and yes, with the following understanding. I think St. Paul is very clear in Romans that we must "be doers of the Law, not hearers only." But at the same time he is very clear that this does not include the ceremonial "works of the Law" of which circumcised is the most prominent and representative of the other ceremonial aspects of the Mosaic Law (Gal 5:4-5). Paul also makes clear that the Gentiles know the moral law without Moses. This is the universal law sometimes called Natural Law. (Romans 2:12-15, 25-29) I do not think it is an accident or mere coincidence that St. Paul opened and closes his letter to the Romans by refering to "the obedience of faith." (Romans 1:5; 6:15-18; 16:26). And yes God chastises and corrects His children.(Hebrews 12:6) Emmaus |
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