The emphasis in this section explains how the Gospel sets the believer free from the power and authority of the Mosaic Law.
The church at Rome was primarily Gentile. Jews who were professing to be believers were creating confusion by their insistence and teaching that faith in Christ was not enough to be saved and sanctified. They taught that to complete salvation and live pleasing to God believers need to live under the authority of the Mosaic Law. Paul wrote telling the purpose and place of the Law in believer's lives.
The reign of grace replaces the reign of sin and the reign of the Law. Believers have died to sin and likewise to the Law. Death frees from obligation to previous relationships including both sin and the Law. Paul uses the death of one spouse in a marriage relationship to illustrate this point.
Some parts of the Mosaic Law have been given as commands by Christ. Believers obey those commands not out of obligation to the Law but to be obedient to Christ and His authority. Today believers are obligated to Christ's teaching, live under His authority, and are able to obey because of the indwelling Spirit of God.
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In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...