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Yes, but he didn't sin by lying because he wasn't doing it for selfish purposes but for the enrichment/salvation of others.

That was an objection which I then responded to.

The Law is established inasmuch as we are made righteous by grace.

Paul "lied" in a sense to pretend he was a Jew in order to win Jews 1 Corinthians 9:19-22. Jesus said to be shrewd like serpents but harmless like doves.

Grace is when God writes His laws on our hearts, and James calls this "the law of liberty"--you're free to do as God works in you to will and do. This makes us fulfill the 10 Commandments... but 7th Day Sabbath regarded the old creation whereas we are a new creation, and sometimes you may...

What I'd said was a response to your purport that "Jesus already fulfilled the Law"--in fact, "we fulfill the righteous requirement of the Law" when we are under Grace--Galatians 3 isn't relevant, it agrees with me because it teaches we're not under Law just as I do.

The Gentile was never under the Law. Romans 2 9...the Jew first and also the Greek, 10...the Jew first and also the Greek. 11For God shows no partiality. 12For all who have sinned without the law [Gentiles] will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law [Jews] will be...

The Law is not nullified by faith, but established by faith Romans 3:31; we fulfill the righteous requirement of the Law when we are under Grace Romans 8:4.

These are legitimate points for discussion, but really open up and stray too far from the topic of debate--ie, whether or not Christians are to serve by Law.

Not to be contrary, but... 1. My main intent was really was to argue against the idea that ANY Christians were under Law; I respond to the objection that "You think you can just live in sin!?" by clarifying that Grace makes us righteous. 2. I thought the Law really was punitive not only...

My avatar is from a movie. Those who know the movie will know the scene deals with the idea "reckoning"--discussions involve "reckonings".

Who was trying to steal Israel's identity and blessings? It might work better to just cite the parts of the OP you disagree with so that we're on the same page.

All right. Per the OP, there're some proponents of Law (ie, "Judaizers) who'll argue that. I wasn't sure if you were one of them at first, but then drew it out to make the point.

All right, I'll let the readers decide which of us they believe. Talk later.

Just reading Romans 2 in context, then magnifying Romans 2:29 for you. I guess that went over your head, too. That was Paul--you were boasting about your knowledge of Pauline Scriptures and your ability to "beat" me at Pauline Scriptures...

The bottom line was the guy was arguing without knowing what he was arguing against. If you "play devil's advocate" that's different.

LOL

Read the OP before responding. You don't know what you're responding to.

1. Really? Which Scripture is "Your boasting is not good."? 2. Paul was affirming the Gentile believers by saying though they don't have the "pedigree", the "written code", or the "physical circumcision", they did have the Law "written on the heart", and that they were "circumcised in the heart...

It's quite odd.