[Iscool]

No one denies they were under the law. However, it was not following the law that saved them. Just as with Abraham it was the FAITH that caused them to follow the law that saved them.

So they would have been saved by faith alone had they refused to follow the law???

[CynicalBear]

>>So they would have been saved by faith alone had they refused to follow the law???<<

When you use the word "they" I'm assuming you mean those prior to Christ's death and resurrection. The answer is yes as it is today. The indication of that faith is their following the law. The indication of that faith today is the willingness to follow the prompting of the Holy Spirit to do the "good works".