The Coach :
Jesus’ fulfilled the requirement of death that was the penalty for breaking the Ten Commandments law and His ONE TIME sacrifice put an end to the ceremonial laws that were a shadow of things to come(tied to animal, sacrifice feast days, handwashing, and food). The Ten Commandments which are summarized by Loving God (first 4 teaches relationship with God, the next 6 teaches relationships with our brothers and sisters), which become part of the new covenant as God writes them on our hearts and minds (Hebrews 8:10). Paul argued that no one can be made right with God by keeping the law. Salvation is a free gift of grace through Jesus. When Paul wrote that believers are "not under the law, but under grace" (Romans 6:14), he meant they are free from the law's penalty of death and from using it as a system to earn God's favor. But Paul explicitly wrote that faith establishes the law Romans 3:31, he asks, "Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold [establish] the law." Paul meant that faith in Jesus validates the ultimate purpose and truth of the law in several distinct ways. How Faith Establishes the Law Honors the law's penalty: The law demands perfection and punishes sin with death. By dying on the cross, Jesus paid that penalty, proving that God's law is holy, just, and cannot simply be ignored. The law was designed to point people to their need for a Savior. In Romans 6:1-2, Paul asks, "Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?" He immediately answers, "By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?" The law reveals sin: Paul stated that the moral intent of God's law remains good and helps people understand what sin is. Fulfilling the law through love: Paul taught that believers obey the core of the law not out of legal fear, but by letting the Holy Spirit guide them to love others. He wrote that "love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law" (Romans 13:10). I think most believers would say to murder, committed adultery, to have other gods before God, or commit adultery are still wrong.
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