David Miller wrote: >> Nowhere in the Bible does it teach us that >> the law is a curse. Rather, the testimony >> of Scripture is as follows: >> >> Romans 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and >> the commandment holy, and just,and good. >> >> Psalm 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, >> converting the soul: the testimony of the >> LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Laura wrote: > Glenn is right here - Galations 3:13 makes > that clear. Have you bothered to read it! Yes, of course, I have read it. I think you and Glenn are mixing up your nouns and prepositions. :-) Gal. 3:13 teaches that Jesus is a curse. It does NOT teach that the law is a curse. Rather, it speaks about the law's curse, which is what made Jesus a curse. I noticed that you deleted my quote of Gal. 3:13 from your post. Let me quote it again for you. David Miller wrote: > for reference, Gal. 3:13 says, "Christ hath > redeemed us from the curse of the law, being > made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed > is every one that hangeth on a tree." This > passage speaks of the "curse of the law" which > is the curse that comes upon those who disobey > it (Deut. 28). This passage does NOT say that > the law is a curse. Let me break it down. What is a curse in Gal. 3:13? Is the law a curse? No, Galatians 3:13 says that CHRIST WAS MADE A CURSE. Read it. Don't read it with your mind already made up. Let the passage teach you. Break it down with your knowledge of English. The passage speaks about the law's curse, and it teaches us that Jesus was made a curse. When the passage speaks of the curse of the law, it is not calling the law a curse. It is speaking about the curse that the law brings to those who qualify for the curse. For example, Deut. 28:2 says, "And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God." >From this passage and the verses that immediately follow, we learn about the blessing of the law. However, go down to verse 15, and we read: Deu 28:15, "But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee." >From this passage and the verses that immediately follow, we learn about the curse of the law. So we see then that the law has blessings and the law has curses. We don't say that the law is a blessing, or that the law is a curse. Whether one is blessed by the law or cursed by it depends on how one acts in relation to it. Even when we are cursed by the law, we agree that the law is holy, just and good, because it comes from God and its curses reveal to us our need for a Savior. We are redeemed from the law's curse, not from the law. The way Glenn talks, people need to be saved from the law. The way Glenn talks, the law and sin are the same thing. The law is a curse; the law is bad for us; the law is sin. But none of this is true. Nobody needs to be saved from the law. We need to be saved from sin. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida USA ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
