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The Law of Moses was based on OBEYING the Pre-incarnate Christ. The very Book of the Law was a Witness against Israel, as specifically stated in Deuteronomy 31:26. Also, in Hebrews, where the New and Old covenant are specifically laid out... the Decalogue is contained, specifically within the Old Covenant. The writer of Hebrews made the reader make a very specific choice! Do they remain in the OLD COVENANT with the Decalogue, Or, do they enter into FAITH in the NEW Covenant, which is literally Jesus. The very wording and intention of the passage forces a person to choose between Carnal Obedience or Spiritual Faith.Romans 10:4 needs to be read in context and in its entirety
Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for [a]Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.” 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
When Paul used the words Christ is the end of the law- he meant purpose- telas. He is not teaching we can vain God's holy name, worship other gods, covet, steal or break the least of these commandments, the opposite of what Christ taught Mat 5:19 or even what he taught Rom 7:12 Romans 9:4 1 Cor 7:19
The goal of the law is to bring us to Christ Psa 19:7 Gal 3:24 and Christ brings us to obey the law. John 14:15 Mat 5:19-30 Mat 15:3-14 Mark 7:7-8. Our obedience to God is a reflection of our faith Rev 14:12 Rom 3:31 and it shows one is not depending on their righteousness, but on Christs Psa 119:172 which is everlasting Psa 119:142 and that saving faith to trust Jesus at His Word and to do His teachings is what reconciles us Rev 22:14. Paul never taught anything different, but was hard to understand and many take his writings out of context. Its important to always reconcile everyone's writings to Christ Words. The apostles were servants of Christ Mat 28:18-20 and never taught anything different than what Jesus taught.
Believing means to be obedient to Christ. There will be many people who believe the name of the Lord that will say Lord Lord, but did not submit to God's will and therefore Christ says depart from Me, ye who practice lawlessness. Mat 7:21-23.
To know Christ is to obey Him and walk just as He walked.
1 John 2:3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God [a]is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
Faith saves us, so that NOONE can boast in their "OBEDIENCE"... Per Ephesians!
SON'S AND DAUGHTERS INHERIT. SLAVES MUST OBEY. That sums up Galatians Chapter 4.
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