Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through Angels by and intermediary. Galatians 3:19 Nomos is the Greek word for law and in Hebrew it is Torah. The meaning for law is teaching or direction. The law can refer to the 10 commandments for the Pentateuch which is the first five books of the Old Testament or it could be any command in the Old Testament. But what Paul is pointing out here about the wall would include the sacrificial system that was part of God‘s ultimate covenant with…
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Sold Under Sin
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. Romans 7:14 Following Christ is one of the best things a person could ever do. Is it easy? No! Is it hard to live life without him? Yes! The phrase I am of the flesh, sold under sin, points to the spiritual or unspiritual condition of the persons who have not been reborn again in Christ. Paul is explaining the inability of the law to rescue us from sin. Yet, the good news (which is all about our savior and how he saves us) is capable of bringing spiritual salvation and freedom from sin…
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The Law And Sin
What then shall we say? That the law is a sin? By no means! Yes, if it had not been for the law. I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet. Romans 7:7 Please read Romans 7:7-25 for full context! Paul is describing the uselessness of trying to live right and please God in our own strength, without depending on God’s grace, mercy, and strength. Paul understood this from his own personal experience before he was a follower of Christ. He only depended on God’s law to be righteous. We can not…
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To Heed Warnings!
I all about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in His ways and keep his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn, that the Lord May establish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, if your sons pay close attention to their way to walk before me in faithfulness with all of their heart and with all their soul, you shall lack a man on the throne…
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God’s Law
And God spoke all these words, saying I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Exodus 20: 1-2 Take a minute or two and read Exodus 20: 1-17. God originally wrote the Ten Commandments. He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to Moses, Who delivered them to the people. By obeying the Ten Commandments, the people would be showing their gratitude to God. They would be showing their desire to live right to God. The Ten Commandments summarize God’s law to him and others. New Testament followers show us that they also followed the Ten…
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Why The Law
Why then the law? It was added because o transgressions, until the offspring come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. Galatians 3:19 The Hebrew word for law is Torah meaning to teach or direction. The law is referring to the Ten Commandments, the Pentateuch, which is the first five books of the Old Testament, and any commandment of the Old Testament. This verse is also referring to the sacrificial system that was part of God’s Old Testament covenant with Israel given to Moses. Paul states several things concerning the law. It was given because of transgressions. The law defines the offenses…