Lawlessness – Part 3
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Some, in the religious world today, tell us that to have the gospel is to have no law. They erroneously cite Galatians 5:1, 18, and 23 to “prove” that the Christian is under no law, but rather, is under grace. They teach that because Christians are under grace, they have no law to which they need be obedient to please God. Romans 6:1 contradicts this notion: “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?” Grace doesn’t cancel out law and the sin that results from transgressing the law. To the contrary, grace makes it possible for us to be lawful.
The gospel provides salvation from a lawless world. How? First, by providing forgiveness of man’s lawless deeds through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus. And second, by providing a law of love (Romans 13:10, Galatians 5:14) by which we can live lawful lives in service to God. The gospel is, therefore, God’s perfect law of liberty (James 1:25), the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus that frees us from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2). Praise be to God who has given us such a masterful plan for man’s salvation! Let us lawfully live according to the gospel of Jesus, the Christ!
God bless you, and I love you.
Kevin Cauley