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Apr 20, 2015 · Paul trained as a Pharisee and became a zealot of Judaism and the Mosaic Law. Paul thought he doing God’s will and keeping the Law in arresting, torturing, and killing those who believed Jesus was the promised Messiah. How wrong he was! In God’s matchless grace, God saved Saul of Tarsus.
Aug 3, 2015 · In Ephesians, Paul speaks of the abolition of the law leading to the creation of one 'new man', in whom obedience is rooted in trying to 'discern what is pleasing to the Lord' with 'a sincere heart', which is the antithesis of following the letter of the law for appearances' sake. 1
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Peter recognized that the writings of Paul, especially those explaining the law, could be hard to comprehend. He defines for us the primary problem with understanding some of apostle Paul's teachings. Paul, in no uncertain terms, tells us what he thinks of the law. He states, "Therefore, the law is indeed holy, and the commandment holy and righteou...
According to Paul the law has a dual role. Its first role is to instruct or educate us concerning how our Father wants us to live our life. Its second role is to convict us of sin (the judicial role) and lead us to conversion through faith in Christ. Once converted this role is no longer needed. In Galatians, Paul tells the church to allow God to t...
Some think that the law that was added due to sin (Galatians 3:19) concerned strictly the sacrificial system given to ancient Israel and not the Ten Commandments. While this line of reasoning seems plausible it is nonetheless not true. In Paul's writings he usually refers to "the law" in general. His constant reference to it in his epistle greatly ...
Paul reads the law as commandments, as prophecy, as wisdom, etc. Hence Paul’s varied and strong statements about the law may stand in tact without the need to balance them or to water them down in the interests of harmonization.
Apr 8, 2018 · Paul is essentially saying that he is alive to the law of grace and the Gospel, but dead to the Law of Moses. Another is that the Law led him to Christ through its teachings and prophesies and that it would be senseless, having found Christ, to cling to it any longer.
Dec 12, 2023 · The apostle Paul refers to the law of sin and death in Romans 8:1–2: “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”
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Aug 24, 2022 · Answer. In his letters, the apostle Paul warned the believers in the churches in Rome and Galatia not to place their hope for salvation in the works of the law. To the Roman Christians, he said, “For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his [God’s] sight” (Romans 3:20).
