Roberth,
I have read your responses , but I will take some time to reply. However, here are some things I would like to bring to your notice.
The Law was transitory; the new covenant established by Jesus lasts forever
11 And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
2 Cor 3:11
Jesus made the Law obsolete (and outdated) and it is meant to disappear
13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete;
and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear. Heb 8:13
Jesus is the culmination (and fulfillment) of the Law
Christ is the culmination of the law
so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
Romans 10:4
You are either under the Law OR under Christ.
You cannot be under the law; then pay for your sins by "dying," and then accept Grace without accepting that Jesus died for your ungodliness.
Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision,
Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3
I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that
he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are a severed from Christ,
you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.
Gal 5:4
Now I know that you will not agree with me, because you have understood the gospel in another way.
In reference to Gal 5:4, kindly explain the following:
Context: Some Jews said that the Gentiles should be circumcised, according to the Law. Right?
Paul is telling them that if they accept circumcision, they will have to keep the whole law(which no one can). Right?
Now you have a way out (a solution): You say that one must "die" to pay for breaking the Law. Then one must accept grace that came through Christ. Did I understand you correctly?
You say that the "die" (or dying) part happened 2000 years ago (before you were even born). You say that all men automatically died 2000 years ago when Jesus died? Right?
So according to you, Jesus did not die to pay for our sins. Rather he died so that we may die(automatically) under the Law! Am I understanding you correct?
In the context of Gal 5:4, if you were in Paul's place, and a Gentile believer would say to you, "Thank you Roberth, that I do not have to be circumcised! What must I do now?"
What, Roberth, would your advice be? (I'm just trying to understand your viewpoint)