Through Christ

“because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”

Romans 8:2

The Law of God has wonderful value but it will never be able to redeem us.

Paul wrote in Romans 3:20 “Therefore no one will be declared righteous in this sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we became conscious of sin,”

The law will not change a heart.

But God can change hearts, He can create new ones!

Not a heart that follows the law per se but a heart that follows Him.

The law is well able to reveal our shortcomings.

The law is also well able to reveal our need for a savior.

The law has benefit but it will not save.

Boasting in keeping the law and/or our religious tradition is a hollow boast.

All praise and honor belong to God who, through Jesus, redeemed us from the curse of the law.

We, in our eagerness, try to reconstruct the framework of the law through religion.

But all of our constructs are destined to fail because unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain.

Gods’ ‘construct’ is through relationship to His Son.

In that, by receiving the free gift of God, and not in our own works do we find redemption.