I don't understand you. It seems to me that the law expresses the Lord's ways. It has nothing to do with our salvation, for it is only Christ that applies to. But to have faith in Christ, as scripture tells us to do, we must repent of sin. It is what Christ tells us to do and we believe if we believe Christ. If we refuse to hear what we are to repent of, how could we repent? What, exactly, is it you are free from? Surely not free from Christ?
“It seems to me that the law expresses the Lord's ways.”
Jesus expresses Gods ways himself
the law of Moses
“
Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
Exodus 20:14 KJV
“And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife,
the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.”
Leviticus 20:10 KJV
when the gospel of Jesus Christ the way of the lord , meets the law
“And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman
taken in adultery; …they say unto him,
Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
….So when they continued asking him,
he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And
they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, ( wisest ) even unto the last:
and
Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and
saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
She said,
No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her,
Neither do I condemn thee: ( remission of sins ) go, and sin no more. ( repentance )
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying,
I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The
Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself;
thy record is not true.”
John 8:3-5, 7-13
the law
“Now we know that
what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that
every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Therefore
by the deeds of the law there shall
no flesh be
justified in his sight: for
by the law is the knowledge of sin.”
Romans 3:19-20 KJV
the gospel
“And we know that
the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ.
This is the true God, and eternal life.”
1 John 5:20 KJV
the new covenant and old through Moses
“Seeing then that
we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
and not as
Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: but
their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament;
( the law )
which vail is done away in Christ. But
even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
(the gospel )
Nevertheless when it shall
turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.”
2 Corinthians 3:12-16
“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and
where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
But
we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
hearing the law
“Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.”
Deuteronomy 5:25 KJV
message of the gospel
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:24
prophecy in the law
“according to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.”
Deuteronomy 18:16, 18-19 KJV
Fulfillment
“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
John 12:48-50 KJV
witness
“For
Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of
the covenant which God made with our fathers,
saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Unto
you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.”
Acts 3:22-26 KJV
We need to let Moses law go , and embrace the law Christ preached and taught in the gospel. We let Moses go because he teaches opposite things “ eye for an eye “ v “turn the cheek “ “ don’t kill or else “ v dont hate others or else “
Demand the laws repayment v forgive a debt to honor mercy of Christ on his cross ? He suffered and died for me but also for the person who’s sinned against me. So I can just let it all go in prayer between ones self and the lord and have peace.
A lot is different for man now we receive his spirit , it’s why we don’t need a law anymore for unspiritual people. We’re born again so we need a new word to grow in or end up at the same place condemned for our sins.
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