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To: Philsworld; Iscool; MHGinTN
If being under grace does not exempt us from keeping the law, then what does Paul mean by saying that Christians are not under the law?

Here, at the Council at Jerusalem, the apostles debate law keeping that the Judaizers wanted to impose on Christians. (much like you do)

This is the Holy Spirit's response.

Acts 15:12-29 And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me. Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,

“‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things known from of old.’

Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood. For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, with the following letter:

“The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”

If the apostles agreed with you about Law keeping, then they would have said so, that Christians are obligated to keep the Law to be saved.

But they didn't. In Christ, in His death, we died to the Law. It cannot be used to judge us any more as we are now outside it's dominion.

181 posted on 03/02/2021 2:16:49 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

If the apostles agreed with you about Law keeping, then they would have said so, that Christians are obligated to keep the Law to be saved.


I never said you have to keep the law TO BE SAVED. Salvation is a gift from God, through faith in the believer. It is salvation by faith.


184 posted on 03/02/2021 2:22:42 PM PST by Philsworld
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