Happy Sabbath brother!
Hi Ryan! What gave you that idea? Galatians Speaks of the Law in it's entirety not just the ceremonial. If we are dead nevertheless we live. Yet not us but Christ Lives in us and the life we now live in the flesh is by the Faith OF the Son of God who gave himself for us. We are a new creature of the same Spirit for the Law, the Word now part of us. For He was to be the first among many brethren. No longer being told what to do by an external source. For we are a new creation in Christ Jesus living by God's Spirit and not by the Schoolmaster, the Book of the Law.
Well in the sense you are using it "we were dead in trespasses and sins" it is not a reference to the ceremonial law at all - only the moral law has mankind dead in trespasses and sin. So in that context being "under the Law" as in Rom 3:19-21 means to be under the condemnation of the Law. Where all have sinned and all need salvation.
Where does it say "were dead in trespasses and sins" in Galatians in respect to 2:20? And Romans 3 does not say under the Law it says in the law or by the law. Look at the Greek.
And I said of Gal 4:24-25
The term "under the LAW" in Gal 4 -- in its most favorable light - means under the obligation of the ceremonial law apart from faith.
Here in chapter 3 of Galatians is the first time the phrase "under the law" is used. If we take into account the grammar a reason is given that explains what the phrase "under the law" means in the very next verse. Verse 24 starts with the word "therefore". It says the Law was our schoolmaster, our tutor, our teacher. And this is said in context to the law being said that it was added because of transgressions in verse 19. So that means the Law which is our teacher told us what sin is and what to do about it. And more importantly God's will. This point is even further emphasized in verse 10 where it states, "cursed is everyone that continues not in ALL things written in the Book of the Law to do them" ALL things means just that. Ceremonial and Moral laws not just the ceremonial. Then in verse 25 it states that after THE Faith has came we are no longer under the Law in respect to it being our schoolmaster, our teacher to let us know what sin is, God's will for our lives. So what is "THE FAITH" that has come that took the place of us being under the schoolmaster, the law that was ADDED because of our transgressions.
Gal 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Gal 3:19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Gal 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Gal 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Gal 3:25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Gal 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Paul is speaking of unsaved Jews (by contrast to the saved Jews of which all the Apostles are examples).
The unsaved Jew was under the Law both moral and ceremonial. Even saved Jews were free to observe the feast days as we see in Rom 14 and in the sense that even Paul was still observing things like feast of unleavened bread and taking vows in the temple. The unsaved Jew at that time was not aware of Christ as the Messiah that had died for their sins so for them it was "no change at all" from a time 100 years prior -- nothing had changed. So then they did not accept Christ and they were still following all the same liturgy of the nation church setup by God at Sinai.
Romans 14 is not speaking of the Book of the Law. It is about subjective opinions.
How do we know. Outside of the fact verse one states just that. Nowhere is it even implied that one must only eat herbs in the Book of the Law or that one can eat everything.
(Rom 14:1,2 NET) Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions.
One person believes in eating everything, but the weak person eats only vegetables.
(Rom 14:1,2 TS2009) And receive him who is weak in the belief, not criticising his thoughts.
One indeed believes to eat all food, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.
Paul says this in Heb 10
11 Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; 12 but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time onward until His enemies are made a footstool for His feet. 14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. 15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,
Amen! After repeating the New Covenant, that God's Law are in our hearts and minds in chapter 8. Which include the Ten and the other Morals contained in the Book of the Law. God goes on to show the what and why the ceremonial and sacrificial Laws pertaining to the Tabernacle and it's service are not included in hearts in chapter 9 and 10.
