Why You Do NOT Need God’s Laws To Reveal His Righteousness

The video below is by Steve McVey, it covers Christian Religion Lie #89 “We Need God’s Law To Reveal His Righteousness“… and of course… my comments follow (watch the vid and read my comments yo!)

You might have heard this whopper…

“God gave the law to show his righteousness… and that’s why we need it today”

While it IS true that you can see a GLIMPSE of God’s righteousness in the law (the meaning behind every law for that people of that time (ancient Israel) was to give examples of loving behavior)… the real reason for the law is much better!

Why Did God Give The Law?

Real reason: Romans 5:2 (NIV):

“The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,”

God gave the law to “stimulate” more sin.

To show our need for a saviour. To show our need to seek Him. The law was only a glimpse of what the full righteousness of God was.

“How Can We Know What Is Righteous Then Without The Law To Guide us?”

Paul says in Romans 1:16-17 (NIV, emphasis mine):

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”"

This righteousness from God that is revealed is the person of JESUS CHRIST.

So we don’t need the law to show us God’s righteousness, we have Jesus who is the PERSONIFICATION of God’s righteousness.

Jesus Christ reveals God’s righteousness and by the abundance of God’s grace (Romans 5:17) we receive that righteousness by faith.

No law… external code… morals… set of “rights and wrongs” are needed. Only the life of Christ, only faith in Christ and God. And God will lead you correctly, as you trust him moment by moment, day by day in faith to do so.

So don’t believe this lie anymore that we need the law to reveal God’s righteousness. You and I are under no law, no rules, we are living under the law of Love.

With Love

Caleb

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