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NASB | Romans 7:4 ¶ Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 7:4 ¶ Therefore, my fellow believers, you too died to the Law through the [crucified] body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. |
Bible Question:
I understand that the Moral Law (the Ten Commandments) and the Mosaic Law are seperate. Deut 4:13,14 My question is what parts of the Mosaic Law are we still to observe? i.e Christ through His sacrifice 'blotted out the handwriting of ordinaces that was against us' Col. 2:14 This obviously refers to the Mosiac Law and not the Ten commandments. (Those ordinaces that was AGAINST us.) Christ also 'abolished the law of commandments contained in ordinaces' Eph 2:15 also referring to the ordinaces of the Mosiac law. Through this sacrifice we no longer need to kill animals in an attempt to obtain righteousness, all we need do is believe in the grace of God through faith. So, besides the Sacrifial components of the Mosiac law what else was abolished/blotted out/fulfilled? |
Bible Answer: Hi B-Fabb, When Christ died for us, He fulfilled all the Laws both Mosaic and Moral. The reason is that man had failed woefully in obeying these laws to the letter. Having received Jesus into our lives, we recieve the grace to obey these laws which Jesus summarised into the great commandment, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength." Duet 6:5,Matt 22:37. All the moral laws are embedded in this commandment and because the one who gave this command lives inside us, we are compelled to walk in obedience to this command. No wonder John says "Everyone who sins breaks God’s law, because sin is the same as breaking God’s law. You know that Christ came to take away sins. He isn’t sinful,and people who stay one in their hearts with him won’t keep on sinning. If they do keep on sinning, they don’t know Christ, and they have never seen him." 1 John 3:4-6. I guess this summarises it all. apart from this, I think Jesus also blotted out the curse that had been upon man since man sineed against God. That is why the Bible says Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the Law. Thank you. |