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In Galatians, Paul tells the church to allow God to teach them, "Let me ask those of you who want to be subject to the Law: do you not hear what the Law says?" (Galatians 4:21). By telling the church of God to pay attention to his law, the apostle is upholding its role to teach.
Apr 20, 2015 · Paul made it clear that the Church is not under the Law (Romans 6.14) and that one cannot live a victorious Christian life under the Law. Paul taught that one lives the Christian life by faith, under grace, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Brian Rosner’s ambitious goal in Paul and the Law is to provide a comprehensive framework which accounts for the apostle’s disparate and seemingly contradictory statements about the law, integrating the valid insights of divergent interpretative positions (Lutheran, Reformed, New Perspective).
He lays greatest emphasis on the fact that Paul describes the law as God’s law, good, holy and spiritual (Rom. 7:12, 14, 16, 22). Romans 10:4 should be understood in the sense that Christ is the ‘goal’ (not ‘end’) and innermost meaning of the law.
Jan 7, 2018 · The Apostle Paul was very discerning in his use of the legal privileges that he enjoyed as a Roman citizen. In his first missionary journey Paul never appears to have made use of his legal protections despite that it placed him at the mercy of the mob.
Is it related to the concrete challenges of the Galatian churches, or is it a universal moral code? If the former, whom is Paul addressing, and what problems does he have in view? Is Paul’s principal purpose polemic, appeal, defence, explanation? These questions set the agenda for Barclay’s study.
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Jul 22, 2021 · The “Paul and the law” debate has been ongoing since the time of Paul, and there is no sign of it winding down. One person quotes Romans 10:4, “Christ is the end of the law,” while another responds with 1 Timothy 1:8, “We know that the law is good if it is used properly.”
