Monday, May 25, 2015

Reading through Romans-Voiding the Law?

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"Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law."
Do we then make void the law through faith? We can see how someone might ask this. "If the law doesn't make us righteous, what good is it? Paul, you have just made the law void. You are going against the law of God."
Certainly not! Of course, Paul does not make void the law. As the Apostle will demonstrate in Romans 4, the law anticipated the coming gospel of justification by faith, apart from the deeds of the law. Therefore, the gospel establishes the law, fulfilling its own predictions.
Oh Dear Lord, thank you for establishing the gospel through your perfect law.  "Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O LORD, forevermore."  Praise be to you! 

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