Just a few things I'd like to comment on
This sounds awfully relative. The way you read the scripture versus the way someone else does is not what matters. It's about what it really says. In other words, two differing opinions on matters of salvation cannot both be right. And let's be honest, it's not that you don't believe the ten commandments apply. You believe that only 9/10 still apply. There's a fundamental misunderstanding about the law due, in large part, to a misapplication of the words of Paul. This is quite unfortunate.
Never has a man been saved by his obedience to the law. It was by grace then just as it's by grace now. Don't forget, the sacrificial system was set up alongside of the law. It wasn't one or the other. What God gave to Israel was an invaluable example of what He was going to do for His people through Christ.
This is incorrect. Christ HAD to die. Honestly, we're talking about God here. Don't you think that He would have done something else that wouldn't have involved His death were it possible? It's not like He would run out of options. The fact that Christ died is an amazing testimony to the eternal nature of God's law, and the price that must be paid for it's violation. If the law could be done away with, God would have done that, thus negating the need for His Son to die. This is a very interesting subject, one that would be great to study if you're so inclined.
This sounds awfully relative. The way you read the scripture versus the way someone else does is not what matters. It's about what it really says. In other words, two differing opinions on matters of salvation cannot both be right. And let's be honest, it's not that you don't believe the ten commandments apply. You believe that only 9/10 still apply. There's a fundamental misunderstanding about the law due, in large part, to a misapplication of the words of Paul. This is quite unfortunate.
Disobedience to the law kills. Obedience to the law brings blessings.
What does it mean that Christ fulfilled the law?
Valid questions, but you're looking at the law the wrong way. The way Christ's death has changed your relationship to the law is that His death has removed the penalty that was rightfully yours. By accepting Christ we move from death to life. This doesn't mean that the law no longer applies to us, but rather, it means that we now have a means of forgiveness through the shed blood of Christ. Think of it like this, the scripture says that we have an Advocate with the Father, Christ Jesus. What do you need an advocate for?
Never has a man been saved by his obedience to the law. It was by grace then just as it's by grace now. Don't forget, the sacrificial system was set up alongside of the law. It wasn't one or the other. What God gave to Israel was an invaluable example of what He was going to do for His people through Christ.
This is incorrect. Christ HAD to die. Honestly, we're talking about God here. Don't you think that He would have done something else that wouldn't have involved His death were it possible? It's not like He would run out of options. The fact that Christ died is an amazing testimony to the eternal nature of God's law, and the price that must be paid for it's violation. If the law could be done away with, God would have done that, thus negating the need for His Son to die. This is a very interesting subject, one that would be great to study if you're so inclined.
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