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NASB | Leviticus 18:5 'So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the LORD. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 18:5 'So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which, if a person keeps them, he shall live; I am the LORD. [Luke 10:25-28; Rom 10:4, 5; Gal 3:12] |
Subject: Will keeping Law yield eternal life? |
Bible Note: I guess I did not make my answer understandable. Yes, it always was by faith. But when the Lord gave Moses the Law, the people were expected to try to live by it. They could not say "I have faith so I don't have to do what the law says." That would be the same as saying "I don't care what God says" and so verifies their love and respect for the Lord was not there. And as Rom. 3:20 states, the law made them aware of how sinful they were, which should bring them to a greater awareness of how they would have to depend on God's mercy and faithfulness (faith). So, keeping the law, for the right motive (faith and love for the Lord)would gain them eternal law. Keeping the law, for appearance sake or just because that was what a good jew did, gained them nothing. It all boils down to faith. |