Many Christians I know have...
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Many Christians I know have trouble relating Christ and the law of Moses. They see the
Ten Commandments as still applicable. Paul indicates otherwise in Romans chapter 4. He
emphasizes that we are saved by a faith like Abraham's, not by doing works of law. "The
promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his descendants
through the law but through the righteousness of faith."
Abraham's faith that God credited to him as righteousness was a model for our present faith in Christ, who gives us his righteousness. Abraham lived 450 years before the law was given. As Paul stressed, "If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void."
Resurrection life comes when we believe that Christ justified us and that he has the power to raise us. If we're banking on our obedience to any set of laws including the Ten Commandments, we're going to be dead in the water, and the ground.
Abraham's faith that God credited to him as righteousness was a model for our present faith in Christ, who gives us his righteousness. Abraham lived 450 years before the law was given. As Paul stressed, "If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void."
Resurrection life comes when we believe that Christ justified us and that he has the power to raise us. If we're banking on our obedience to any set of laws including the Ten Commandments, we're going to be dead in the water, and the ground.
