If you live by the Law then your righteousness will not exceed that of the "of the scribes and Pharisees"
YESHUA says: "you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven."
the HOLY SPIRIT says: "
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
Does the Law command us to remain under it?
I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. (Genesis 17:7)
EVERLASTING covenant means it's
not broken. Those who bind themselves to it are NOT excused from its requirements.
Why do you defend SIN? Why do you seek any and every opportunity to forsake God's Holy LAW so as to embrace wickedness and licentiousness? Answer this question. If you have satan's ear you will no doubt provide an excuse or objection.
You asked, "
Does the LAW command us to remain under it?" By its nature the LAW remains unchanged and unbroken.
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I DID NOT COME TO ABOLISH THE LAW. I came to fulfill it." (Jesus as quoted by Matthew 5:17)
Jesus and the apostles lived preached and died bound to the LAW of Moses.
IF ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR JESUS THEN ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
Not for you, apparently.
I have established SEVERAL times on these pages
THERE ARE TWO LAWS.
Please read the following carefully:
One is the LAW of Moses (Torah) given by GRACE to mankind, written by God Himself.
The second is the Law of Works (Talmud) written by the hand of the Jewish rabbinate during their captivity in Babylon.
This Talmud is established by TRADITION as binding upon the Jewish people who have submitted to its false assertions.
I am not bound by Talmudic law. Neither is anyone else - including many Jews and Christians who deny
both laws these days.
Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. (Galatians 3:15)
The LAW of Moses was imperfect in that it specified sacrifice of animals as atonement for SIN. Animal sacrifices were imperfect because despite being ritually clean all the animals were MORTAL - meaning their deaths had to be repeated constantly. Animal sacrifice was TEMPORARY because the animals were MORTAL. Jesus FULFILLED the LAW of Moses (Torah) and made it perfect due to His IMMORTAL nature. Because of this quality Jesus' sacrifice for SINs was PERMANENT and made one time for all time for all people who embrace it BY FAITH.
Thus the LAW doesn't save because IT IS NOT THE LAW THAT'S SACRIFICED. The LAW tells us HOW to be saved - by FAITH in the blood of the Lamb of God. It is this FAITH that exceeds the righteousness of Talmudic pharisees. It is this same FAITH that's rejected by some Jews
(*) to this day.
This isn't rocket science, but it IS a speed bump to blockheads who deny the efficacy of the death of Christ according to THE LAW and received BY FAITH.
Torah was given by GRACE from God, written in His own hand. It was given TWICE, by the way, because beni Yisrael SINNED while Moses was on the mountain receiving the first copy. The second copy of the LAW, although exactly the same in words, was different.
The issuance of two laws upon the summit of Mt. Sinai by God to Moses prophecies the two laws or covenants given to mankind.
What was the primary difference, the added difference in the second set of laws? It is the same as the New Covenant you hold in your Bible. But those who are fanatically engaged in justifying lawless SIN won't understand it at all. Jews don't, why should fools who sit in church and approve of SIN?
Please read what I've written and try to refrain from knee-jerk lunacy and idiotic arguments. All I've written is long established gospel doctrine THAT HAS BEEN REJECTED BY THE HUMANISTIC POST-MODERN CHURCH and many Jews too.
Praise God for giving us His Torah.
that's me, hollering from the choir loft...
(*) Not all Jews reject saving faith in ha-mashiach Yshuah (messiah Jesus). A remnant has been preserved (Romans 11:5) I AM ONE of these Jews. You may insert your antisemitic hatred of all Jews at this point, but you cannot subvert the LAW of Moses because it cannot be abolished - according to Our Messiah and King, Jesus.