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NASB | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole Law but stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of [breaking] all of it. |
Subject: Moral, Ceremonial, and Civil law |
Bible Note: Dear Joe, It IS like the Trinity in that we have no right to separate the Persons. As the Trinity represents the whole Godhead, the Law represents the whole Law (hence James 2:10). There is no getting around this. James says that you cannot pick and choose which parts of the Law you want to be under. You do not have the options of saying, "Well, I'm not under the ceremonial Law, but I am under the moral Law." The Law is the Law. You are either under all of it with its moral, ceremonial, and civil restraints or you are under none of it. "Cursed is EVERYONE who does not abide by ALL things written in the Book of the Law, to perform them." Do you want to be under the Law? Then you better find a bull or goat for next Saturday. The only choice you have is the Law or Christ. You can't have both. That is called Galatianism and Paul condemned it. If you are a Christian and you want to be under the Law, any of it, then Paul would say this, "Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not listen to the law?" You are making yourself needlessly to be a child of a bondwoman when Christ gave you new birth - born of the free woman, according to the Spirit - Gal 4:21-31. Christ set you free from that yoke of slavery. Do you not know this? If you do, then stand firm in your freedom - Gal 5:1. No longer under the Law, Bill Mc |