So what about the fourth commandment?
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Men evolve many arguments to evade the commandments of God
because the carnal mind is hostile to God, and is not subject to His law! (Romans 8:7).
When men reject the commandments of God, that they may hold to their traditions
(see Mark 7:6-9), they must devise arguments to justify their rebellion.
Jesus "magnified" God's law (Isaiah 42:21, KJV). He taught that Christians are not to murder,
and must not even harbor an attitude of hate (Matthew 5:21–24)
because the carnal mind is hostile to God, and is not subject to His law! (Romans 8:7).
When men reject the commandments of God, that they may hold to their traditions
(see Mark 7:6-9), they must devise arguments to justify their rebellion.
Jesus "magnified" God's law (Isaiah 42:21, KJV). He taught that Christians are not to murder,
and must not even harbor an attitude of hate (Matthew 5:21–24)
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It might have been more helpful if you had said 'the Christian is dead to the law of Moses' ?
Just stating they are 'dead to the law' can be taken that Jesus was without law or lawless. We know that Jesus kept His Fathers Commandments which are also law.
People need to know which 'law' is being talked about...as there were many and not all abolished.
Paul talked about law...a lot, not really explaining which law he meant, thus causing confusion and misunderstanding people still struggle with today.
At least we are agreed that we are not under Moses' law !
Just stating they are 'dead to the law' can be taken that Jesus was without law or lawless. We know that Jesus kept His Fathers Commandments which are also law.
People need to know which 'law' is being talked about...as there were many and not all abolished.
Paul talked about law...a lot, not really explaining which law he meant, thus causing confusion and misunderstanding people still struggle with today.
At least we are agreed that we are not under Moses' law !
The reason Jesus magnified the Law was to show that no man can fulfill the Law but Him and that we all need a Savior. The purpose of the Law was to bring us to Christ. It has done that and now it's time to believe in Christ and what He has done. He has fulfilled the whole Law.
Paul who knew the law better then anyone had this to say about the purpose of the law.
The purpose of the law was :
1) To reveal our sinful state. Rom 3:20
2) To inflame sin Rom 7:8
3) To minister death in us Rom 7:10-11
4) To lead us to Christ Gal 3:24
The law is good, holy and spiritual but we are in the flesh. Jesus fulfilled all the law! When we read the law we should be seeing Jesus in it. Jesus did not save us so that we could go back to the law.
But the purpose of the law was not for righteousness or salvation at all, it was to manifest sin in our lives, so that the purpose of grace which is in Jesus is to manifest salvation. Grace does not set aside the law, but completely satisfied it.
People are free to do whatever they want in relation to the Law - it does not make one righteous nor is it for salvation.
If someone wants to observe a particular day or eat or not eat some kinds of foods..etc - then they are free to do so. These have no bearing on one's salvation or righteousness as all that is based on the finished work of Christ.
It's where people are saying "You must observe these things or do these things in the Law or you are not obeying God" - that's where the twisting comes in and it is a perversion of the gospel of the grace of Christ.
Paul who knew the law better then anyone had this to say about the purpose of the law.
The purpose of the law was :
1) To reveal our sinful state. Rom 3:20
2) To inflame sin Rom 7:8
3) To minister death in us Rom 7:10-11
4) To lead us to Christ Gal 3:24
The law is good, holy and spiritual but we are in the flesh. Jesus fulfilled all the law! When we read the law we should be seeing Jesus in it. Jesus did not save us so that we could go back to the law.
But the purpose of the law was not for righteousness or salvation at all, it was to manifest sin in our lives, so that the purpose of grace which is in Jesus is to manifest salvation. Grace does not set aside the law, but completely satisfied it.
People are free to do whatever they want in relation to the Law - it does not make one righteous nor is it for salvation.
If someone wants to observe a particular day or eat or not eat some kinds of foods..etc - then they are free to do so. These have no bearing on one's salvation or righteousness as all that is based on the finished work of Christ.
It's where people are saying "You must observe these things or do these things in the Law or you are not obeying God" - that's where the twisting comes in and it is a perversion of the gospel of the grace of Christ.