Ah, here is where we part company, my FRiend. Jesus fulfilled the Law and, in fact, it was done away with.
Gal. 3:21ff: Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law. But the Scripture has shut up all men under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who JOIN THE RCC (oops, I mean "believe"). But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified by THE THINGS DICTATED BY ROME (oops, I mean "faith"). But now that faith has come, we are NO LONGER UNDER A TUTOR. For you are all sons of God through ADHERANCE TO ROME'S DOCTRINES (oops, I mean "faith in Christ Jesus")."
Where are all of these baggage items again? The RCC is the modern day Judaizer turning faith into Law. Such is not the New Covenant.
Yet in Romans Paul did not say this. The problem is the ambiguous use of “ Law “ in the New Testament. In Romans Paul is not telling the Jews that the Torah is defunct,rather they should keep it but not impose it on the other nations. In Galatians he says something else. Since Romans was written later, ought we not conclude that whatever he said to the Galatians it was not his final word. As to the Reformers use of the term “Law “as an analogy to those Catholic teachings/practices contrary to Dr. Luther’s thoughts on the matter, I take it for what is — his private opinion.
Ah, here is where we part company, my FRiend. Jesus fulfilled the Law and, in fact, it was done away with.
I suppose we do. Let us turn to Jesus to explain it to us.
Matthew 5: 17“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Where are all of these baggage items again? The RCC is the modern day Judaizer turning faith into Law. Such is not the New Covenant.
Again, let us turn to the words of Jesus.
Matthew 28: 16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inb the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
The Church is to teach all men, and we have the Faith given to the Apostles from Jesus, and handed down from them to us. With these words from Christ, you may wish to re-examine your interpretation of the passage from Galatians.