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Are you denying there was a Levitical Priesthood used for the cleansing of sin until Jesus came?
Romans 3:20-28
20 Therefore by the
deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Billy,
What was the Levitical Priesthood ceremonies and sacrifices there for?
21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
Where is this written in the Law and Prophets?
22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Did Abraham believe? Did Abraham have the Levitical Priesthood cleansing laws?
24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness,
because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
How was this done before Jesus came, by His blood that had not been shed yet? Or by the Levitical Priesthood sacrificial "works and Deeds of the Law" that was Added" until the Seed should come which was symbolic of His Blood?
26
to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness,
that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
But how was remission of sins(Transgression of God's Commandments) dealt with before "The present time"?
Boasting Excluded
27 Where is boasting then?
It is excluded.
By what law?
Of works?
Do we continue to follow the "ADDED" Levitical Priesthood ceremonial, sacrificial "Works and deeds of the law" for remission of sins?
No, but
by the law of faith.
And what is the Law of Works for justification of sins created in the Bible by God?? The Levitical Priesthood that Paul said was "ADDED" because of transgression until the Seed should come. (Gal. 3:19)
Paul is explaining why even though Moses said to bring a goat to the Levites for remission of sins, the law and prophets also said there would come a time when God would intervene Himself, and He would forgive our sin personally and not through this Levitical Priesthood. He would write His Commandments on our minds and we would no longer depend on the Scribes and Pharisees to read them to us.
Rom. 1:
1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit
is there of circumcision?
2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
3 For what if some did not believe?
shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
Abraham was justified "apart from this law" as Levi wasn't even born yet.
So why was Abraham blessed?
Gen. 26:
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Not by the "works and deeds of the Levitical Priesthood law" was Abraham justified, but by the LAW of Faith. Paul distinguishes between these two laws.
Regarding the Levitical Priesthood "Works of the Law" for remission of sins;
Rom. 3:
28 Therefore we conclude that
a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Regarding the Law of Faith Abraham kept.
Rom. 2:
12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law:
and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
This is a different law Billy.
13 (For
not the hearers of the law are just before God,
but the doers of the law shall be justified.
As the Scriptures regarding Abraham teach us.
I have repeated God's Warnings regarding those who come in His name to deceive. I would say from your posts that every bit of knowledge you have about God has been filtered through some mainstream religion. This is why although 100% true, you may have never seen this teaching regarding the "works of the Law".
My hope is that you and I may have a substantive honest, Biblical discussion about Paul's writings.
Please, this is not a gotcha moment, or a trap. I really want you to answer the questions I asked and just forget mainstream traditions and doctrines for a little while. If you can't do that, then there is no need to continue this conversation.