No I did not change it to say something completely different..............
If you love, will you covet anothers belongings? No
If you love, will you commit adultery? No
If you love, will you steal from others? No
If you love, will you lie about another? No
And if you love, will you disobey any other commandments given by the Lord? No
This is why Jesus and Paul says love fulfills the law, because as verse 10 that you did not mention, says love will do no wrong. Which is why it fulfills the law, as there is no way to transgress the law (sin) if you are walking in love.
Even Paul said in another place we do not abolish or void the law, we establish it;
Romans 3:31........
New International Version
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
New Living Translation
Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.
English Standard Version
Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
New American Standard Bible
Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law.
King James Bible
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do we then cancel the law through faith? Absolutely not! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
International Standard Version
Do we, then, abolish the Law by this faith? Of course not! Instead, we uphold the Law.
NET Bible
Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not! Instead we uphold the law.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Are we eliminating The Written Law by faith? God forbid, but we are establishing The Written Law.
This post is a perfect example of "proof texting." It means you pull a verse out of the context of the passage, and twist it to say something else.
Just before verse 31, Paul emphatically states the following:
"But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— [SUP]22 [/SUP]the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: [SUP]23 [/SUP]for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [SUP]24 [/SUP]and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus," Romans 3:21-24
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[J]ustified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus," means that NO work of the law, will justify or make us right before God.
Further, Romans 3 was not written in isolation from the rest of Romans. Romans 3 is about outlining the problem of life, which is sin. Romans 4 through 8 goes into the solution for sin - which is Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.
"[SUP]13 [/SUP]For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. [SUP]14 [/SUP]For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void." Romans 4:13-14
"Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. [SUP]28 [/SUP]For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law." Romans 4:27-28
Over and over, Paul in the theological treaty which is the book of Romans, Paul says the same thing.
The problem: SIN
The solution: grace and justification through faith in Jesus Christ.
NOT by works of the law!
"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. [SUP]2 [/SUP]Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God." Romans 5:1-2
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
"But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code." Romans 7:6
Instead of reading selectively, read for the context of the book of Romans. You will find the message of salvation by grace, and ALSO walking with Christ and obeying him popping off every single page and chapter!
Of course, Romans 8 is the strongest chapter on how we have overcome sin through Jesus Christ.
"For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.[SUP]3 [/SUP]For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, [SUP]4 [/SUP]in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. " Romans 8:1-4
"For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. [SUP]30 [/SUP]And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified." Romans 8:29-30
"Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies." Romans 8:33
My suggestion to all reading this thread is to read Romans through on one reading. You will discover the amazing message of the grace of God, who justifies us, not by our works, but by the finished work of Christ on the cross.
From there, it shows us how by walking in the Spirit we continue to grow in Christ, until one day Christ returns and we are glorified.
Any other message is contrary to the truth of salvation by grace, and a works gospel that no one can fulfill.
"But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place." 2 Cor. 2:14