Sometimes people intend the New Testament teaches religious belief together with the Old Testament law-keeping. Not true.
Both are based on faith: “Abram believed the LORD, together with he credited it to him every bit righteousness” (Genesis 15:6; too Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 4:3).
Law-keeping was emphasized inwards the Old Testament because the police pull was our “guardian,” leading us to Christ. The Greek give-and-take translated guardian inwards Galatians 3:24 is pedagogue – a slave who cared for children, correcting, protecting, together with disciplining them until they went to school.
The Law was our pedagogue, making us witting of sin (Romans 3:20), foreshadowing Christ (Hebrews 10:1) together with preparing us for the sum message of grace together with truth inwards Christ (John 1:17).
Christ didn’t destroy the law. He fulfilled it (Matthew 5:17).
He showed us that righteous living flows out of our dearest for God, non legalistic duty (John 14:21).
Christ came inwards grace together with truth, forgiving sin together with giving us the wishing together with pull to alive godly lives (Ephesians 3:16-19; Titus 2:11-13).
Wow!
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