Freedom and the law
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· 13 viewsJesus Christ sets his people free from the condemnation and oppression of the law. Through the Holy Spirit, believers are able to fulfil the law obediently according to God’s intentions.
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Jesus Christ sets believers free from the law
Jesus Christ sets believers free from the law
Jesus Christ’s life of perfect obedience to the law was the fulfilment of it
Jesus Christ’s life of perfect obedience to the law was the fulfilment of it
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
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Jesus Christ’s death fulfils the demands of the law
Jesus Christ’s death fulfils the demands of the law
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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On account of Jesus Christ’s death, believers can be righteous independently of the law
On account of Jesus Christ’s death, believers can be righteous independently of the law
But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed; it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies the one who has faith in Jesus.
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Believers are set free from the law’s condemnation
Believers are set free from the law’s condemnation
Is the law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could make alive, then righteousness would indeed come through the law. But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,
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The freedom of believers rests on the power of the Holy Spirit
The freedom of believers rests on the power of the Holy Spirit
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The believer’s freedom to obey the law voluntarily
The believer’s freedom to obey the law voluntarily
I run the way of your commandments,
for you enlarge my understanding.
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