WHAT DOES NOT BEING ''UNDER LAW'' MEAN? (21 OF 26)
Scripture: Romans 6:14
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What Does Not Being ''Under Law'' Mean? (21 of 26)
Series: Romans:The Gospel of God
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 6:14
You are not under law but under grace (v. 14).
NOT UNDER LAW
Romans 6:14 says, ''You are not under law but under grace.'' When the apostle Paul writes, ''You are not under law,'' he's addressing the believers in Rome. But the same thing can also be said of us today: we (i.e., believers) are not under law. What does that mean?
PICKING AND CHOOSING?
Christians are often accused of being inconsistent. It's often said, ''Christians pick and choose which rules in the Bible to obey.''
- Did you eat any shellfish this week? Leviticus 11:9 says not to eat ''anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales.''
- Did you do any work yesterday? Yesterday was Saturday (i.e., the Sabbath), and the Fourth Commandment says, ''On [the Sabbath] you shall not do any work'' (Exod. 20:9-10).
- Are you wearing an article of clothing that's a blend of two different fabrics? Leviticus 19:19 says, ''[You shall not] wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.''
UNDER WHAT LAW?
Imagine someone from another country accusing us Canadians of not obeying all of Canada's laws. The person says, ''I have a book that lists several laws that you're not obeying.'' You ask to look at the book and discover that it was published in 1972. Many of the laws that existed in 1972 have been repealed. We could say that we're not under those laws.
When Paul says, ''You are not under law,'' what does he mean by ''law''? He's talking about the law of Moses (i.e., the Torah). This law-which included the Ten Commandments-was given by God through Moses to the nation of Israel.
FREE TO DO WHATEVER?
Does this mean we're free to do whatever we want to do? Paul brings up this question in 6:15: ''What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace?'' Paul says, ''By no means!''
We aren't under the law of Moses, but we ...
Series: Romans:The Gospel of God
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 6:14
You are not under law but under grace (v. 14).
NOT UNDER LAW
Romans 6:14 says, ''You are not under law but under grace.'' When the apostle Paul writes, ''You are not under law,'' he's addressing the believers in Rome. But the same thing can also be said of us today: we (i.e., believers) are not under law. What does that mean?
PICKING AND CHOOSING?
Christians are often accused of being inconsistent. It's often said, ''Christians pick and choose which rules in the Bible to obey.''
- Did you eat any shellfish this week? Leviticus 11:9 says not to eat ''anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales.''
- Did you do any work yesterday? Yesterday was Saturday (i.e., the Sabbath), and the Fourth Commandment says, ''On [the Sabbath] you shall not do any work'' (Exod. 20:9-10).
- Are you wearing an article of clothing that's a blend of two different fabrics? Leviticus 19:19 says, ''[You shall not] wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.''
UNDER WHAT LAW?
Imagine someone from another country accusing us Canadians of not obeying all of Canada's laws. The person says, ''I have a book that lists several laws that you're not obeying.'' You ask to look at the book and discover that it was published in 1972. Many of the laws that existed in 1972 have been repealed. We could say that we're not under those laws.
When Paul says, ''You are not under law,'' what does he mean by ''law''? He's talking about the law of Moses (i.e., the Torah). This law-which included the Ten Commandments-was given by God through Moses to the nation of Israel.
FREE TO DO WHATEVER?
Does this mean we're free to do whatever we want to do? Paul brings up this question in 6:15: ''What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace?'' Paul says, ''By no means!''
We aren't under the law of Moses, but we ...
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