Keep in mind, the gospel was preached to Abraham. The gospel has always been known to those who were men of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is spoken of and prophesied throughout the Writings, the Prophets and the Torah. He fulfills all that is spoken of Him in His first advent.
Always remember, the first converts until after paul were taught from what you call the Old Testament.
Always remember, the first converts were from God's people, the Jews.
Of course they had been tutored by the law, that's why God gave it to them.
God did not give it to the Gentiles for their tutoring, and the believing Gentiles
had not been tutored by the law.
Jesus being the Word, and He being God, gave us all of theWord. He being our Salvation and Teacher teaches us how to obey.
Yes, he teaches us in the words spoken by him in these last days (Heb 1:1-2) through the NT writers' exhortations and commands to godliness, which are not a few, and all of which writings are the word of God, no exclusions.
I cannot say any other words than the law or the commandments of God ae what
we are to obey after the pattern of Jesus Christ without those who still fear the law thinking this means being under the law.
Those in the New Covenant are not to obey the pattern of obedience given
prior to the new covenant,
because the new ovenant is the
fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenant of Promise (of Jesus Christ, and an everlasting possession),
to which had been temporarily added (Gal 3:19) the Mosaic (Old, Sinaitic) Covenant whose basis was the law.
The fulfillment of the Abrahamic Covenant of Promise, in the New Covenant (Lk 22:20) with its better promises, has rendered the temporarily-added (Gal 3:19) Old (Mosaic, Sinaitic) Covenant obsolete (Heb 8:13), and the Mosaic regulations on which it was based have been set aside (Heb 7:18-19), being replaced with the law of Christ (1Co 9:21) which is the law of God (Mt 22:37-40).
Impressions are no substitute for the spirit and the life which are the NT word of God written (Jn 6:63).
Because of the grace given by Jesus Chrisst from the Cross, we no longer need to fear the curse of the law,
Because of the grace given through faith in Christ Jesus, we no longer are under the law (1Co 9:20) and, therefore, its curse.
for we do not need fear punishment and death for our transgression. This is not licese to sin, as taught through Paul quite clearly.
Again, as taught by Paul, the gift of our faith in Jesus Christ establishes teh law, but not th ecurse of it which has been destroyed.
Yes, it establishes the law on its correct basis:
subject to the law of grace,
never a means of
justification/righteousness, which is only through
faith by grace,
but only a means of
sanctification/righteousness by the
obedience of faith through the Holy Spirit.
The law is no longer engraved on stone, it is an intregal part of our new man. If you say the law was our tutor beforew we came to Jesus Chrisst, you are correct, but anyone who is learned of the lw knows teh law, and knowing Jesus Christ gives teh knowledge of using the law lawfully. We are not under the law for sin has not power over us now that we are renewed in Jesus Christ.
"Using the law lawfully" is not a Biblical notion, but a redundancy implying an absurdity.
It is not the same in the OT as "using the law lawfully" in the NT.
In the OT it was
ineffectual for godliness/righteousness, given only to
reveal sin and its
penalty,
in the NT it is part of the commands and exhortation which are the
effective means of
sanctification/righteousness through the
obedience of faith by the Holy Spirit.
Does all of this mean we may disrespect our parents with impunity? Rob? Steal ? Lie? Covet all we see? Keep the garment we find of our enemy? Seek revenge? Move the landmarks of our neighbors? and so on and so on.
If the law was your turor do you knowit well enough to make reference to it? If not, you never had the tutilege, and your claims to have had the tutor are vapour.
This weaving of doctrine from one's impressions rather than from the word of God written
produces mush rather than NT truth.
The law is the tutor of the Jews, not the Gentiles, because it was not given to the Gentiles.
Romans was written to the
Jews in Rome.
Knowing the law after coming to Christ does not take away our salvation,
Would that be a straw man. . .who said it did?
Only using it for righteousness condemns you, showing your faith is counterfeit (1Jn 2:19).
as long as we are aware sin no longer has any power over us, but saying you were convicted by the law before coming to Christ without having had it as your tutor is the worsst of falsehoods, fo rit is lying to onseelf.
Untutored Gentiles do not say they were convicted by the law.
Please stop weaving this pious mush for NT truth.
That's a nebulous phrase. . .do you mean teaching
there is
no law,
to
ignore the law,
to
disobey the law,
to o
verthrow the law,
NT believers are
not under the law (1Co 9:20),
it has been
set aside (Heb 7:18-19),
it has been
abolished (Eph 2:15) as a means of righteousness,
it is
accomplished in loving God and neighbor (Mt 22:37-40),
etc., etc., etc.?
Impressions are not knowledge of NT doctrine presented in the NT word of God written.
will not send anyone into the lake of fire, but it does diminish their stature in the Kingdom of God..
Which of the above are you referring to as diminishing one's stature?
Impressions weave sloppy doctrine. . .
As for which laws we are to observe, if they do not hang on Love, and God is Love, they may be ignored. If they to no show mercy, they may be ignored. If they require a sacrifice for sin, of course they may be ignored for theere isbut ONE sacrifice for sin, our blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thhik on this. You are no longer under the law, and breaking a law is not going to send you to hell, but we do not sin deliberately, and what is sin? It is breaking the law, or do you have a different adn new definition of sin?
How about a NT definition of
law (Heb 7:18-19), as excluding the Mosaic code of regulations (Eph 2:15).
Praise Jesus Christ, walkin in grace, and fear not the truth. god bless all in Jesus Christ, amen.
Please. . .you are much too intelligent to be trafficking in this mushy porridge,
favoring it over the spirit and the life which are the NT word of God written (Jn 6:63).
Please. . .submit yourself to the study of the NT word of God written that your impressions may be correctly formed.
I cannot serve a God that would assist us in our own self destruction giving us a tool that gives power what will destroy us. That's totally illogical.
