What are your thoughts on these scriptures?

[GallagherM]

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Acts 13:39 and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.

Romans 5:1-3 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we also have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we celebrate in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;
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What are your thoughts about Christ being the end of the law for righteousness? What does that mean for us as believers in Christ?

What are your thoughts about believing on Jesus Christ; which makes us free from all things?

What are your thoughts on being justified by faith?

What are you thoughts on having peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ?

What are your thoughts on the Hope that of the glory of God because of the grace in which we stand now because of faith?

What are your thoughts about even celebrating that of our own tribulation life experiences, knowing that tribulations brings about perserverance?

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

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What are your thoughts about Christ being the end of the law for righteousness? What does that mean for us as believers in Christ?

Christ put an 'end' to obtaining righteousness through obedience to the Law.

Christ is, spiritually, the 'end product', or, the true intent of the Law.

What it means to me as a Christian is that salvation comes by faith in Christ and his sacrifice, not by obedience to the Law. However I have an obligation to demonstrate my faith through righteous deeds.

 

[GallagherM]

Old wiseman thank you for your comment.

Is there anyone who would like to share there thoughts?

 

[Clare73]

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Acts 13:39 and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.
Romans 5:1-3 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we also have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we celebrate in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;

What are your thoughts about Christ being the end of the law for righteousness? What does that mean for us as believers in Christ?

"Righteousness" is the operative word here.

The law cannot, and therefore does not, make righteous, because fallen man can't keep it as required for righteousness, so all the law does is curse mankind (Galatians 3:10).

All righteousness is from God (Romans 1:17, Romans 3:21), Christ's righteousness credited/imputed to us by faith,
as it was to Abraham (Romans 4:3; Romans 5:18-19).

Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, because righteousness is only from God through Jesus Christ. . .the law cannot do it.

What are your thoughts about believing on Jesus Christ; which makes us free from all things?

Freed from the guilt and condemnation incurred under the Law of Moses.
Not free from obedience to Jesus' two commands (Matthew 22:37-41), and
not free from growth in sanctification/holiness (1 Thessalonians 4:3; 1 Peter 1:2, 1 Peter 1:15).

What are your thoughts on being justified by faith?

We are justified (declared "not guilty," in permanent right standing/position with God's justice, never to have our sin charged against us again; declared to be in a righteous, sanctified position)
by faith apart from works (Romans 4:5, Romans 3:21, Romans 3:28).

What are you thoughts on having peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ?

We, who were once his enemies (Romans 5:10),
have peace with God through faith in the atoning sacrifice (blood--Romans 3:25) of Jesus Christ which pays the penalty of our sin,
thereby delivering us from God's wrath (Romans 5:9) and condemnation (Romans 5:18),
and reconciling us to him (Ephesians 2:16), his enmity toward us now being removed and him being peaceful toward us.

What are your thoughts on the Hope that of the glory of God because of the grace in which we stand now because of faith?

The glory of God which man had before the fall, the purpose for which God created Adam, being ultimately realized through Christ.

What are your thoughts about even celebrating that of our own tribulation life experiences, knowing that tribulations brings about perserverance?

Celebration for me would be the peace and even inner joy in knowing that tribulation, through the grace of God, works in me maturity and completeness, so that I do not lack anything.

 

[GallagherM]

Thank you very much @Clare73 for adding such verses along with to add to the already provided verses. That is very beneficial to anyone reading, and helped me too.

 

[com7fy8]

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

What are your thoughts about Christ being the end of the law for righteousness? What does that mean for us as believers in Christ?

Well, if something is the "end" of a thing, this can mean the something brought the thing to its end.

Or, if something is the "end", this can mean it is the purpose of a thing, and this purpose might keep on going.

So, is Jesus the end, meaning the Law is no more; or is Jesus the purpose of the Law? And can the Law still help with this?

yes

 

[GallagherM]

What do you think about this @com7fy8.

Self-righteousness in living accordance to the law actually can kill people if they are to live that way; leading to spiritual death.

Why? What does the law cause that leads to spiritual death?

The sin of judgement towards others, the sin of condemnation towards others in accordance to other people not living up to the standard of the Law written on stone.

It can kill a person trying to live by those rules instead of living by Christ Jesus who sets us free and allows the spirit of God to move in us as we live by the spirit of Christ Jesus with-in us. (Galatians 2:20)

What do you think about mixing law and faith? Is that a good thing?

 

[Clare73]

Well, if something is the "end" of a thing, this can mean the something brought the thing to its end.
Or, if something is the "end", this can mean it is the purpose of a thing, and this purpose might keep on going.

The "end" (Gr: telos) is used in the NT to mean termination.

The meaning of "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness" is seen in

Galatians 3:23-25: "Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.
Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.

So, is Jesus the end, meaning the law is no more; or is Jesus the purpose of the Law? And can the Law still help with this?

yes

You made the wrong choice according to Galatians 3:23-25, in addition to the meaning of telos in the Greek.

Not good. . .

 

[com7fy8]

Acts 13:39 and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.

What are your thoughts about believing on Jesus Christ; which makes us free from all things?

Let me check this with my transliteration > This appears to be a quote of Paul >

"'and from all things from which ye could not in the law of Moses be justified, in him everyone that believes is justified.'"

It seems "justified" here means to be made right, in a way which would mean to be made free from the guilt of our past things which the Law says are wrong. So, "justified" and "freed" can feed us the same meaning.

And yes, in Jesus we are made free. But the Law can help to expose how we have been wrong, so we can see our need for Jesus. After all, we have failed to get ourselves right and to get ourselves to do what is right. So we need grace, then, of how God in us works and succeeds >

"for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13)

 

[GallagherM]

Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified by faith. (Galatians 3:24) I agree! Thank you for your response my friend I am gonna get off here now for a little while @com7fy8

 

[com7fy8]

What do you think about mixing law and faith? Is that a good thing?

"faith working through love" is good > Galatians 5:6.

But God is able to use the Law, however He pleases. As I have offered, the Law can be used to expose how people are wrong, but not only outwardly, but how we need to change in our hearts with Jesus.

 

[com7fy8]

The "end" (Gr: telos) is used in the NT to mean termination.

Yes, but words can have more than one meaning. I'll peek at my Greek dictionary source, and see how many different words can be translated as "end".

John 18:37 > in this use it appears Jesus means a purpose, and the same Greek word is translated to clearly mean where something goes no farther.

But usually, apparently to me, it does mean the point of no beyond for something

1 Timothy 1:5 says what is the "end" of the command . . . the purpose, I would say. And the Greek word for this also means the point at which you go no farther. And according to my source, it can have other meanings, including limits > Strong's Concordance Greek Dictionary.

And this source says it is translated as "custom" > Romans 13:7 > Matthew 17:25. I see how this could mean the limit of how much you may be taxed. And cultural customs are meant to put an end or limit to how much you may do and how you may do things.

So, I see how it could mean Jesus is the full payment or satisfaction that can be required by the Law. So, there is no more to be added, to Jesus. It could be like you give the full required tax so the tax collector may not require any more.

 

[Clare73]

The "end" (Gr: telos) is used in the NT to mean termination.

Yes, but words can have more than one meaning. I'll peek at my Greek dictionary source, and see
how many different words can be translated as "end".

It matters not what "other" words mean. . .only the word used in the verse (Romans 10:4) matters,
and that word is telos, which meaning is termination. . .so "termination" is the meaning of "end" in Romans 10:4.

Why the segue to other definitions when the meaning of Romans 10:4 is so clearly explained in Galatians 3:23-25?
Not good. . .

John 18:37 > in this use it appears Jesus means a purpose, and the same Greek word is translated to clearly mean where something goes no farther.

But usually, apparently to me, it does mean the point of no beyond for something

1 Timothy 1:5 says what is the "end" of the command . . . the purpose, I would say. And the Greek word for this also means the point at which you go no farther. And according to my source, it can have other meanings, including limits > Strong's Concordance Greek Dictionary.

The use of telos in 1 Timothy 1:5 does not alter its use in Romans 10:4, and the other 33 places in the NT where the
word telos is used, all meaning "termination." None of that has anything to do with the clear presentation in
Galatians 3:23-25 of the meaning of telos in Romans 10:4, and the meaning shown there is "termination."

Why the effort to turn authoritative NT teaching on its head?
Not good. . .

And this source says it is translated as "custom" > Romans 13:7 > Matthew 17:25. I see how this could mean the limit of how much you may be taxed. And cultural customs are meant to put an end or limit to how much you may do and how you may do things.

So, I see how it could mean Jesus is the full payment or satisfaction that can be required by the Law. So, there is no more to be added, to Jesus. It could be like you give the full required tax so the tax collector may not require any more.

Those above meanings are absolutely right, and have absolutely nothing to do with Romans 10:4 and Galatians 3:23-25.

Why the attempt to unseat the authoritive NT teaching of Romans 10:4?
Not good. . .

Are you rightly dividing (cutting straight, handling) the word of truth, "presenting yourself to God as one approved,
a workman who does not need to be ashamed." (2 Timothy 2:15)
Or are you mounting a monumental effort to alter the NT word of truth for the sake of your own theology?
Think about it. . .

 

[Soyeong]

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.​

In Romans 9:30-10:4, the Israelites had a zeal for God, but it was not based on knowledge, so they failed to attain righteousness because the pursued the law as though righteousness were by works in an effort to establish their own instead of pursuing the law as though righteousness were by faith, for Christ is the goal of the law for righteousness for everyone who has faith. In Romans 10:5-10, this faith references Deuteronomy 30:11-16 in regard to saying that the Mosaic Law is not too difficult for us to obey, that the one who obeys it will attain life by it, and in regard to what we are submitting to obey when we confess that Jesus is Lord, so nothing in the either the surrounding or the broader context has anything to do with Jesus being the end point of the law, but just the opposite.

Acts 13:39 and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.

Romans 5:1-3 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we also have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we celebrate in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;

God's law can be obeyed for purposes other than trying to earn our justification, especially because it was never given as a means of doing that, so verses that speak against that should not be mistaken as speaking against our justification requiring obedience to God's law for some other reason, such as faith. In Matthew 23:23, Jesus said that faith is one of the weightier matters of the law, so only those who have faith will obey it and will be justified by the same faith, which is why Paul could say in Romans 2:13 that only doers of the law will be justified will also denying in Romans 4:4-5 that our justification is something that can be earned as a wage.
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]eWhat are your thoughts about Christ being the end of the law for righteousness? What does that mean for us as believers in Christ?

What are your thoughts about believing on Jesus Christ; which makes us free from all things?

Jesus is the exact expression of God's nature (Hebrews 1:3), which he expressed through his actions by living in sinless obedience to the Mosaic Law, so everything in it points to, is directed at, or testifies about the nature of Christ, and a relationship with him is the goal at which the Mosaic Law aims. For example, whenever we do what is righteous in obedience to the Mosaic Law, we are growing in a relationship with him through gaining experiential knowledge of his nature, and what are testifying that we believe that Jesus is righteous, or in other words, we are believing in Christ.

What are your thoughts on the Hope that of the glory of God because of the grace in which we stand now because of faith?

In Psalms 119:29-30, David wanted to put false ways far from him, for God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and to choose the way of faithfulness, so that is the hope in the glory of God because of the grace in which we now stand because of faith.

What are your thoughts about even celebrating that of our own tribulation life experiences, knowing that tribulations brings about perserverance?

Indeed, being thankful for all things in the way to be content. The people in our lives who are difficult to love should be seen God given opportunities to teach us how to love when it is difficult.

 

[Soyeong]

What do you think about this @com7fy8.

Self-righteousness in living accordance to the law actually can kill people if they are to live that way; leading to spiritual death.

Why? What does the law cause that leads to spiritual death?

The sin of judgement towards others, the sin of condemnation towards others in accordance to other people not living up to the standard of the Law written on stone.

It can kill a person trying to live by those rules instead of living by Christ Jesus who sets us free and allows the spirit of God to move in us as we live by the spirit of Christ Jesus with-in us. (Galatians 2:20)

What do you think about mixing law and faith? Is that a good thing?

Do you think that God gave the law with the goal of bringing about the spiritual death of His children? If so, then that would be expressing an extremely negative view of God when in reality His law was given for our own good in order to bless us (Deuteronomy 6:24, 10:12-13). If God's law were His instructions for how to become self-righteous and God does not want us to become self-righteous, then it would follow that God therefore doesn't want to be obeyed, which is absurd, especially considering that all throughout the Bible, God wanted His people to repent and to return to obedience to His law, therefore it was never given as instructions for how to become self-righteous, but as instructions for how to testify about God's righteousness. In Romans 3:21-22, the Law and the Prophets testify that the righteousness of God comes through faith in Christ, so this has always been the one and only way that there has ever been to become righteous, and the law can't be ended for a purpose that it never had.

Can you explain what exactly is it about trying to obey the law to love our neighbor as ourselves that leads to spiritual death? Jesus set a sinless example of how to walk in obedience to the Mosaic Law, so he would have still taught full obedience to it by example even if he had said nothing, and as his followers we are told to follow his example (1 Peter 2:21-22) and that those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked. Furthermore, Jesus began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand, and the Mosaic Law is how his audience knew what sin is, which was the light to the Gentiles (Matthew 4:15-23), and which he prophesied would be proclaimed to all nations (Matthew 24:12-14). So Jesus spent his ministry teaching his followers how to obey the Mosaic Law by word and by example, which means that it is contradictory to contrast living by the Mosaic Law with living by Christ. Jesus lived in obedience to the Mosaic Law, so that is also what it means when he is living in us. In Titus 2:14, it doesn't say that Jesus gave himself to redeem us from any laws, but in order to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so the freedom that we have in Christ is not the freedom to sin in transgression of God's law, but the freedom from sin to live in obedience to it. In Matthew 23:23, Jesus said that faith is one of the weightier matters of the law, so faith can never be separated from choosing to live in obedience to it.

 

[GallagherM]

@Soyeong

Here is the only reason one can not live by the Law written on Stone: Self-righteousness.

If one lives by the Law written on stone rather than faith on Christ Jesus. They are establishing their own righteousness. The Law of God is good, it is pure, and it is something that no person in their right might would be able to say.

"I obey the Law of God" - because if they say that: And they fall short of one tittle of the Mosaic Law they have just failed the test completely.

The Pharisees, and Scribe spoken of in the bible would always try to blame Jesus Christ for something and would try to catch him slipping up. Though the spirit of God in Christ Jesus never slipped up. The Son of God beloved and well pleasing to the Father obeyed the Mosaic Law perfectly, unlike any normal person who tried to live by it to establish their own righteousness.

You can not mix new wine in old wineskins or else the wineskins will burst, and you have a problem. Only new wine goes into new wineskins. Which means that by faith on the Lord Jesus Christ, learning and being taught by Him reading the Gospels: being born again by the spirit inside of you. You will begin to appreciate the Law of God however you will not try to live your life based upon what it says.

Because if one does that: they are going to fail miserably from just failing in one area of the law a person is guilty of the whole Law. Thus Jesus Christ came to fulfill that law, that we live by the righteousness that He gives to us as believer.

That righteousness is by faith through grace that is a gift of God; which no one can boast about how well they do. Jesus Christ makes us in right standing with God by and through faith.

If you walk and grow in the spiritual knowledge of God and learning about Christ Jesus the new born again spirit inside of a believer will never sin if a person walks by the spirit.

Though however if a person is trying to walk by the flesh and perform their own work of establishing the Law in their life by a fleshly means they will fail. Because if one law is disobeyed you have missed all marks and failed again.

So thus a person is to walk by and through faith growing in the Knowledge of God and the Lord Jesus Christ; they will have appreciation of the Gods law, and delight in it however they will be walking by the spirit of Christ allowing him to do the works with-in them by faith in allowing the goodness of God to flow through them by their inner new creation, being born again by the spirit of Christ with-in them. (Galatians 2:20) Those who live by faith and walk by the spirit will not sin; however their flesh at some point in time will sin.

( Thankfully Jesus Christ has paid for our sins which makes us grateful unto God and the Lord Jesus Christ in which those times we mess or trials come we run to God and the Lord Jesus Christ to ask for help when we are in times of distress and in need of help )

Christians are not to mix Law and Faith. For the person will I believe can come to the belief they are better than others and they will have harsher difficulties when they can not perform and they constantly mess up causing spiritual death to the believer, and always in bondage.

Which is why Christ Jesus was sent to help us and to free us from bondage to the law of death, and sin. (Romans 8:2)

 

[Clare73]

@Soyeong

Here is the only reason one can not live by the Law written on Stone: Self-righteousness.

If one lives by the Law written on stone rather than faith on Christ Jesus. They are establishing their own righteousness. The Law of God is good, it is pure, and it is something that no person in their right might would be able to say.

"I obey the Law of God" - because if they say that: And they fall short of one tittle of the Mosaic Law they have just failed the test completely.

The Pharisees, and Scribe spoken of in the bible would always try to blame Jesus Christ for something and would try to catch him slipping up. Though the spirit of God in Christ Jesus never slipped up. The Son of God beloved and well pleasing to the Father obeyed the Mosaic Law perfectly, unlike any normal person who tried to live by it to establish their own righteousness.

You can not mix new wine in old wineskins or else the wineskins will burst, and you have a problem. Only new wine goes into new wineskins. Which means that by faith on the Lord Jesus Christ, learning and being taught by Him reading the Gospels: being born again by the spirit inside of you. You will begin to appreciate the Law of God however you will not try to live your life based upon what it says.

Because if one does that: they are going to fail miserably from just failing in one area of the law a person is guilty of the whole Law. Thus Jesus Christ came to fulfill that law, that we live by the righteousness that He gives to us as believer.

That righteousness is by faith through grace that is a gift of God; which no one can boast about how well they do. Jesus Christ makes us in right standing with God by and through faith.

If you walk and grow in the spiritual knowledge of God and learning about Christ Jesus the new born again spirit inside of a believer will never sin if a person walks by the spirit.

Though however if a person is trying to walk by the flesh and perform their own work of establishing the Law in their life by a fleshly means they will fail. Because if one law is disobeyed you have missed all marks and failed again.

So thus a person is to walk by and through faith growing in the Knowledge of God and the Lord Jesus Christ; they will have appreciation of the Gods law, and delight in it however they will be walking by the spirit of Christ allowing him to do the works with-in them by faith in allowing the goodness of God to flow through them by their inner new creation, being born again by the spirit of Christ with-in them. (Galatians 2:20) Those who live by faith and walk by the spirit will not sin; however their flesh at some point in time will sin.

( Thankfully Jesus Christ has paid for our sins which makes us grateful unto God and the Lord Jesus Christ in which those times we mess or trials come we run to God and the Lord Jesus Christ to ask for help when we are in times of distress and in need of help )

Christians are not to mix Law and Faith. For the person will I believe can come to the belief they are better than others and they will have harsher difficulties when they can not perform and they constantly mess up causing spiritual death to the believer, and always in bondage.

Which is why Christ Jesus was sent to help us and to free us from bondage to the law of death, and sin. (Romans 8:2)

Adding law to faith. . .

 

[Clare73]

In Romans 9:30-10:4, the Israelites had a zeal for God, but it was not based on knowledge, so they failed to attain righteousness because the pursued the law as though righteousness were by works in an effort to establish their own instead of pursuing the law as though righteousness were by faith, for Christ is the goal of the law for righteousness for everyone who has faith.​

Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might justified by faith.

Now that faith has come we are no longer under the supervision of the law.

--Galatians 3:23-25

Christ is the goal of the law in that he was to lead us to justifiction by faith, removing us from under the law--to put an end to the law's supervision of us, not to establish us in it.

 

[Soyeong]

Adding law to faith. . .

There are many verses that associate our faith in God with our obedience to Him and breaking faith with our disobedience to him. For example, God's law was given for our own good (Deuteronomy 6:24, 10:12-13) and obedience to any set of instructions that are claimed to be for our own good is about putting our faith in the one who gave them to rightly guide us, which is why Jesus said in Matthew 23:23 that faith is one of the weightier matters of the law. What we believe is expressed through our actions, which is why James 2:17-18 says that faith without works is dead and that he would show his faith by his works, so doing good works is what faith looks like. In Hebrews 11, every example of faith is an example of someone doing works. In John 3:36, believing in Christ is equated with obeying him. In Revelation 14:12, those who kept God's commandments are the same as those who kept faith in Jesus. In John 6:40, those who believe in Jesus will have eternal life, in John 17:3, eternal life is knowing God and Jesus, and in Matthew 19:17, the way to enter eternal life is by obeying the commandments, so obedience to the commandments is what it looks like to believe in Jesus and to know him. In Habakkuk 2:4, the righteous shall live by faith, and in Isaiah 51:7, the righteous are those on whose heart is God's law, so living by faith does not refer to a manner of living that is not in obedience to God's law. In Romans 1:5, we have received grace in order to bring about the obedience of faith, in Romans 16:25-26, Paul's Gospel and the preaching of Christ was to bring about the obedience of faith. In Deuteronomy 28:1, it speaks about faithfully obeying the voice of the Lord. In Romans 3:31, our faith upholds God's law. God is trustworthy, therefore His law is also trustworthy (2 Samuel 7:28, Nehemiah 9:13, Psalms 19:7, 18:30, 33:4, 111:7, 119:30, 42, 75, 86, 99, 138, 142, 151, 160) and a law that isn't trustworthy can't come from a God who is trustworthy, so to put our faith in the law is to put our faith in the Lawgiver to rightly guide us, while to deny that God's law is of faith is to deny the faithfulness of God.

In Deuteronomy 32:51, Moses broke faith with God because he did not obey what God commanded him to do. In Numbers 5:6, disobedience to God's law is referred to as breaking faith. In Joshua 7:1 and 1 Chronicles 2:7, Israel broke faith by not doing what God commanded. In 1 Chronicles 10:13, Saul broke faith because he did not keep the command of the Lord. In 2 Chronicles 33:19, sin is equated with faithlessness. In Jeremiah 3:6-14, Israel was faithless because they did not obey God. In Ezekiel 14:13, sin is equated with acting faithlessly. In Psalms 119:158, David said that he looked at the faithless with disgust because they did not keep God's commands. In Romans 1:29-32 and Revelation 21:8, being faithless is associated with actions that are in disobedience to God. In 2 Timothy 3:8, those who oppose Moses also oppose the truth, being corrupted of mind and disqualified in regard to the faith.

Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.

So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might justified by faith.

Now that faith has come we are no longer under the supervision of the law.

--Galatians 3:23-25

Christ did not go around teaching people that the law has ended and that they needed to stop repenting, but just the opposite, so what is said about what Jesus did in Galatians 3:23-25 should not be used against following what is recorded about what Christ did. The law leads us to Christ because everything in teaches us how to grow in a relationship with him, but does not lead us to Christ so that we can reject what he taught and go back to living in sin.

 

[GallagherM]

Believe how you are going to believe @Soyeong.

I would continue to check the bible and look and read and see what Christ Jesus had said and taught. I believe that Christ Jesus said he came to fulfill the Law of Moses. So because of that we live by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; and His completion of fulfillment is completed with-in the believer being born again by the spirit of God.

We are only saved by grace through faith which is a gift from God; and no one can boast about what they themselves do.

Jesus Christ is our righteousness; not the Law of Moses which is good do not get me wrong; it is pure and holy. But let me suggest to you this part of scripture that you may need to hear.

I do not believe what just anyone up and tells me when it comes to the bible.
I check the word of God and see what God has set forth as the truth.


James 2:10
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

For whoever keeps the entire law, and yet stumbles at one point, is guilty of breaking it all.

for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one point, he hath become guilty of all;

Colossians 2:14

having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.


having blotted out the handwriting in the ordinances that is against us, that was contrary to us, and he hath taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross;


He ·canceled [wiped out; erased] the ·record [certificate] of debt, ·which listed all the rules we failed to follow [L with its decrees that were against us; C the record of sins revealed through the OT law; Eph. 2:15]. He ·took it away [set it aside; destroyed it] and nailed it to the cross.


Galatians 3:24

Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith.

Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified by faith.

so that the law became our child-conductor -- to Christ, that by faith we may be declared righteous,