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Most don't know, I Cor 9:21 does not say under the law to Christ. It actually says Lawful to or by Christ. BIG difference.
The words. "under the Law" are translated from a Greek word that is translated else where lawful. To be under the Law implies bondage, We are not in bondage. If God meant "under the Law”He would inspired Paul to use the same words as He did here in the previous verse.
1Cor 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
He did not. He used a word translated in Acts as Lawful.
Acts 19:39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
Here is the definition of the word translated Lawful from the BDAG Lexicon.
ἔννομος, ον (s. νόμος; Pind., Aeschyl. et al.; ins, pap, Sir prol. ln. 14; Philo, Abr. 242, Poster. Cai. 176; Jos., Ant. 19, 302; SibOr 3, 246; Just., D. 47, 4 ἔ. πολιτείαν; Ath., R. 70, 23 al.) pert. to being in accordance with law, legal, lawful.
It is actual a compound word. If we would define it by the two words it is made of we would simply say In Law., hence Lawful.
Since God said, the Commandments and statutes of the Book of the Law are to be in our hearts and mouths that we do it in Deut 30:10-14 and in Rom10:6-8. We know that this change is where are faith comes from. For Romans 10 also says that the word is in our heart and mouth, and that is the word of faith in in which we preach. And this change in us is what establishes the Law because it is how we live because it is who we are now through Christ. For we are lawful by Christ. For we are dead but alive. Yet not us, but Christ lives in us. And the Life we now live in the flesh we live by the faith of Christ who gave himself for us. Not that our sufficiency is of ourselves but of God. For it is He that works in us both to will and do His good pleasure.
The words. "under the Law" are translated from a Greek word that is translated else where lawful. To be under the Law implies bondage, We are not in bondage. If God meant "under the Law”He would inspired Paul to use the same words as He did here in the previous verse.
1Cor 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
He did not. He used a word translated in Acts as Lawful.
Acts 19:39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
Here is the definition of the word translated Lawful from the BDAG Lexicon.
ἔννομος, ον (s. νόμος; Pind., Aeschyl. et al.; ins, pap, Sir prol. ln. 14; Philo, Abr. 242, Poster. Cai. 176; Jos., Ant. 19, 302; SibOr 3, 246; Just., D. 47, 4 ἔ. πολιτείαν; Ath., R. 70, 23 al.) pert. to being in accordance with law, legal, lawful.
It is actual a compound word. If we would define it by the two words it is made of we would simply say In Law., hence Lawful.
Since God said, the Commandments and statutes of the Book of the Law are to be in our hearts and mouths that we do it in Deut 30:10-14 and in Rom10:6-8. We know that this change is where are faith comes from. For Romans 10 also says that the word is in our heart and mouth, and that is the word of faith in in which we preach. And this change in us is what establishes the Law because it is how we live because it is who we are now through Christ. For we are lawful by Christ. For we are dead but alive. Yet not us, but Christ lives in us. And the Life we now live in the flesh we live by the faith of Christ who gave himself for us. Not that our sufficiency is of ourselves but of God. For it is He that works in us both to will and do His good pleasure.
