I have addressed Romans 3:20, Romans 7:7 over and over again. The reader is invited to decide which set of arguments are most convincing.
I guess we will have to agree to disagree on your claims here. I say this because you are yet to respond to any of my posts and address the scripture content showing the scripture
contexts that disagree with your teachings of lawlessness (no law) in regards to Romans 7:7 and Romans 3:20. When the scripture context is provided back into the discussion examining your claims in regards to Romans 3:20 and Romans 7:7 the scriptures are in disagreement with you but your response is silence and to simply ignore the posts and scriptures that have been shared only in love and as a help to you. (evidence and scripture support you have ignored is provided
starting here; with advanced argument and context being provided
here;
here;
here;
here and
here linked).
But I want to talk about Galatians 3: 22-25: But the Scripture has confined everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the Law, being confined for the faith that was destined to be revealed. 24 Therefore the Law has become our guardian to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian
I alway find it interesting when people elect, without warrant, to introduce qualifications to what Paul or Jesus say.
Here in Galatians, Paul says we are no longer under the law. Period. Yes, he says other things, such as the fact that we are now justified by faith. But, and this is key, how does this fact (that we are justified by faith) legitimze choosing to add a qualification, entirely unstated by Paul, to this effect:
But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian......in the restricted sense that we are no longer justified by law (and the law remains in full force otherwise).
How do you defend such a move? What kind of careless writer would say we are no longer under the guardianship of the law and yet intend us to believe we need to continue to follow it? What does a guardian do, after all - it manages the behaviour of the child under guardianship! So to suggest that we still need to look to the law to govern our behavior abuses the very meaning of the term "guardian".
Yes, we are now justified by faith. Fine. But how, exactly, does this fact justify your decision to interpret "we are no longer under the guardianship of the law" as if the only issue here is how we are are "justified"?
Let's discuss Galatians 3 in detail and add the context back in that your disregarding if it might be helpful.
ADDING THE CONTEXTS BACK INTO GALATIANS 3:22-25
Let’s add the context in..
- Galatians 3:13 CHRIST HATH REDEEMED US FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW, BEING MADE A CURSE FOR US: for it is written, CURSED IS EVERY ONE THAT HANGS ON A TREE:
- Galatians 3:21 IS THE LAW THEN AGAINST THE PROMISES OF GOD? GOD FORBID: FOR IF THERE HAD BEEN A LAW GIVEN WHICH COULD HAVE GIVEN LIFE, VERILY RIGHTEOUSNESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BY THE LAW.
Note: The Law of God, the Ten Commandments, are the Law of Life and to transgress them is to die; *Romans 6:23. They are never against the promises of God, but are always and ever in harmony with them, being the very foundation of God’s government of mankind, and in fact, each of the Ten Commandments is a promise of God, in the New Covenant, that He will fulfill in those who have been born again to walk in His Spirit (1 John 3:4-9; Galatians 5:16) faith in Him to do them (1 John 5:2-4; Romans 3:31), and there is not a single "curse" in the Ten Commandments, which are all promises, but the "curses" fell upon those who kept not to their covenant agreement/promises to "do all". There are no curses in the Ten Commandments, and they are not against us, but there are in the Mosaic book of the covenant (Exodus 24:7), see Deuteronomy 31:26; Deuteronomy 31:28; Deuteronomy 30:19.
All the ten commandments do according to the scriptures is to give us a knowledge of good (moral right doing when obeyed), and evil (moral wrongdoing when disobeyed); sin (moral wrongdoing when disobeyed) and righteousness (moral right doing when obeyed) see Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4 and Psalms 119:172. This is why Paul calls them holy just and good (Romans 7:7-12) Therefore because none of us have kept God’s law we are all under its condemnation and death and this is what is being taught in context in Galatians 3:22 which says [22] But the scripture has concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. Jesus took our curse of death to pay the penalty for our sins with His own blood as the sinless lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world to all those who have faith in God’s promises. Let’s continue…
- Galatians 3:23 [23], But before faith came, we were kept UNDER THE LAW, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Note: v23, says before faith has come it says we were kept "under the law", shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. What does it mean to be "
under the law"? Romans 3:19-20 [19], Now we know that WHATSOEVER THINGS THE LAW SAYS, IT SAYS TO THEM WHO ARE UNDER THE LAW: THAT EVERY MOUTH MAY BE STOPPED AND ALL THE WORLD MAY BECOME GUILTY BEFORE GOD. [20], Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: FOR BY THE LAW IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF SIN. To be “under the law” in Romans 3:19 means to be under
the law’s condemnation for sin with the scriptures defining sin as the transgression of the law in 1 John 3:4; James 2:10-11. Therefore, to be "under the law" in both Galatians 3:23 and Romans 3:19 means to be guilty before god of breaking the law (sin). This is what Paul also argues in Romans 3:9-20 that everyone of us have broken Gods’ law and are under its condemnation standing guilty before God “for by the law is the knowledge of sin” – Romans 3:20 and this is what God's Law teaches us. That we are all sinners in need of a Saviour
- Galatians 3:24 [24], Therefore the law was our schoolmaster [GREEK παιδαγωγός means tutor; instructor; teacher; schoolmaster] to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Note: v24 the GREEK word used is παιδαγωγός which means tutor; instructor; teacher; schoolmaster. Therefore v24 says that before faith has come the Law was our teacher, tutor, schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ that we might be justified or forgiven by faith.
- Galatians 3:25 [25], BUT AFTER THAT FAITH IS COME, we are NO LONGER UNDER A SCHOOLMASTER (teacher).
Note: So we ask the question, what does the law teach us? We touched on it earlier...
Romans 3:20 [20], Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: FOR BY THE LAW IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF SIN. So when Paul says “after faith is come” that is when we have faith in Christs sacrifice for our sins, we a no longer under the laws condemnation and death for breaking the law. That is the law is no longer condemning us for breaking it and that we are no longer condemned by the law teaching us that we are sinners and the wages of sin is death because Jesus paid the death penalty for our sins and became a curse for us. Therefore “after faith is come” as receive God’s forgiveness of sin and no longer under the laws condemnation of sin because we now have faith in the promises of God.
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SUMMARY: The ten commandments therefore in Galatians 3:13-25 once scripture context is added back in is saying that God’s law “before faith has come” is our teacher, tutor, schoolmaster that teachers us that we are sinners it gives us a knowledge of what sin is and brings us to Christ that we might be justified by FAITH. This is the purpose of God's LAW in the Gospel. It teacher us that we are all sinners in need of a Saviour that we might be justified by Faith. It is not teaching that no one is now required to be obedient to Gods' law because that would be sin which is the transgression of the law and the wages of sin is death *Romans 6:23. So the scriptures are teaching the opposite of what your teaching here that there is no law in the new covenant.
- IF there is NO LAW then we have NO KNOWLEDGE of what SIN is (NO TEACHER, SCHOOLMASTER)
- IF we have no KNOWLEDGE of SIN we do not KNOW that we are all sinners in need of a Saviour.
- IF we have no need of a Saviour then we have no Salvation.
- If we have no Salvation then we are all lost because we are still in our sins and the scripture is fulfilled in Romans 3:12-13 [12], For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; [13], For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
God’s Word therefore does not teach what you are teachings which is lawlessness (no law).
You take care now what your teaching is not biblical.
