Don't Be Under The Law

[Music] [Music] hello and welcome to another teaching by 119 ministries our ministry teaches the whole Bible is true and applicable for our lives today if you would like to learn more about what we believe in teach please visit us at test everything bat net we hope that you enjoy studying and testing the following teaching [Music] [Music] like Paul we fully believe in teach that we should not encourage others to place themselves back under the law Romans 6:14 for sin will have no dominion over you since you are not under law but under grace but which law are we not under Paul actually mentioned several the law of God the law of sin the law of sin and death the law of the spirit of life the law of faith the law of righteousness even the law of Christ but clearly we should not be under the law but under grace amen and we agree but what does that actually mean does it really mean what many think it means many do not test that understanding because it seems so clear in Romans chapter 6 but it was also Paul who taught us to test everything note that he says that sin will have no dominion over you which means that at one time sin did have dominion over us meaning this at one time we were under sin according to Paul one might say Paul is not talking about us being under sin but about us being no longer under the law and that is where the air happens even though it is the exact same sentence too many make the air that the first half a Paul sentence is about one thing and the second half is about another thing how many have heard the phrase in the study of biblical hermeneutics context context context context is everything think about this for a moment something about this law that we are not under actually relates to sin having no dominion over us the law that we are no longer under something to do with also not being under sin that is the context before us and in the very same sentence you would think this would be easy to figure out but doctrinal bias is extremely hard to overcome in one's mind consider this what if Paul was referring to not being under the law of God in Romans 6:14 did Paul mean that we are not under the law of God because we are not under sin if it is the law of God that is no longer over us then that would mean that Paul is equating the law of God to be sin now is the law of God sin you might be thinking surely no one would consider the law of God to be sin however that is what exactly Romans 6:14 actually implies when you read it if one misunderstands the context of course but only if the law paws mentioning is the law of God Romans 6:14 for sin will have no dominion over you since you are not under law but under grace actually anticipating this possible confusion Paul appears rather used to being taken out of context he actually asked this question in the very next chapter Romans 7:7 what shall we say then is the law sin may it never be on the contrary I would not have come to know sin except through the law for I would not have known about coveting if the law had not said you shall not covet so it is by the law of God that we actually define sin the Bible instructs us that the breaking of the law of God is sin first John 3 for everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness sin is lawlessness recall that he bravely the word law simply means instruction Torah thus is an instruction that is against the law of God if you wanted like Paul you could call this then the instruction or law the law of sin continuing on sin or breaking God's instructions leads to death we learned this from the beginning Genesis chapter 2 verse 16 and Yahweh God commanded the man saying you may surely eat of every tree of the garden but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat for the day that you eat of it you shall surely die Paul intentionally covers the same thing well before we even arrived to Romans 6 there's a reason for this romans chapter 5 verse 12 therefore it just as sin came into the world through one man and death through sin and so death spread to all men because all sinned thus our Creator through Genesis Paul and other places in Scripture instructs us that following the law of sin leads to death this of course would be another instruction or law if you will Paul refers to this as the law of sin and death what we would like to propose is that Paul is introducing that concept of what is called the law of sin and death in Romans chapter 6 verse 14 and that he is not speaking specifically of the law of God in that context this would mean that Paul is not saying that we are not under the law of God but instead he is saying that we are no longer under the law of sin and death we would propose that Paul is teaching that when we come into the faith our Messiah's debt enabled us to be free from the bondage of sin and allowed us to overcome death thus we are no longer under the law of sin and the law of sin and death but under grace we are no longer under the law of sin and death if that sounds like a stretch we submit that any hesitation to accept this explanation might be the result of years of Christian programming that has conditioned many to believe that Paul is stating that we are not to be under the law of God as we noted the context is that we are no longer under the Dominion of sin and that has to do with a law that we are no longer under then Paul specifically mentioned something called the law of sin which is not only different from the law of God but the law of sin is actually the exact opposite of the law of God as Paul stated that sin is the breaking of the law of God yet many will still maintain that Paul is talking about the law of God in Romans 6:14 when in fact that is the exact opposite context presented to us by Paul please note nowhere in Romans 6 does it specifically mention the law of God so we are forced to determine from context exactly which law or instruction Paul is referring to in Romans 6:14 and that can only be accomplished through the examination of the immediate context so please afford us the opportunity to reveal the context of Romans 6:14 we already showed that the law Paul states that we are no longer under has something to do with the law of sin and it's Dominion or bondage over us Romans 6:14 for sin will have no dominion over you since you are not under law but under grace in the very same chapter Paul states that death no longer has dominion over the Messiah and thus likewise we live and that has no dominion over us as well verses 8 through 9 now if we died with Christ we believe that we shall also live with him knowing that Christ having been raised from the dead dies no more death no longer has dominion over him therefore according to the context related to not being under the law we learn that both sin and death do not have dominion over us sin and death are no longer over us at least according to the context at hand so are we suggesting that Paul is not teaching we are no longer under the law of God but instead is teaching that we are not under the law of sin and death yes that is exactly what we are saying there might be some who have simply heard too many times that Paul teaches we are not under the law of God but under grace so we are going to allow Paul to just give it away here make no mistake the law that Paul says we are not under is made very very clear for those who just keep on reading past Romans 6:14 Paul concludes and summarizes this topic by saying this a few verses later Romans 8:1 through 2 there is therefore notice how the word therefore is used in a conclusive and summery fashion there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Messiah Yeshua Jesus who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit for the law of the spirit of life in Messiah Yeshua has made me free from the law of sin and death this should make much more sense grace is receiving forgiveness for breaking the law of God which is defined as sin sin leads to death thus being under grace means that we are free from the bondage of sin and the debt that was to result from it consequently we are not freed from the law of God but instead we are freed from the law of sin and death it would make no sense to say that is because of grace that we are no longer under the law of God if there was no law of God there would be no sin as the law of God defined sin and if there is no sin there is no need for grace this of course once again is Paul's whole point here Romans 7:7 what shall we say then is the law sin may it never be on the contrary I would not have come to no sin except through the law for I would not have known about coveting if the law had not said you shall not covet if there was no law of God there would be no sin if there was no such thing as sin then we would not need grace in the first place just like all of psalm 119 teaches us Paul is stating that the law of God has value in pointing out to us what is sin and thus showing us the right way to walk that the law of God is freedom and joy so if context means anything now we should all understand that Paul never said that we are not under the law of God we cannot say that Paul ever taught such a thing all we can say is that Paul taught us that we are no longer under the law of sin and death so don't allow us someone to place you back under the law of sin and death if you do not want sin and be under the law of sin we need to be under the law of God to not be under the law of God is to be under the law of sin to say that we are not to be under the law of God is the same as saying we should sin we are to prevail over the law of sin the flesh we are to be spiritual which means to follow the law of God Romans 7:14 through 25 for we know that the law is spiritual but I am of the flesh sold under sin I do not understand my own actions before I do not do what I want but I do the very thing I hate now if I do what I do not want I agree with the law that it is good now it is no longer I who do it but sin that dwells within me for I know that nothing good dwells in me that is in my flesh for I have the desire to do what is right but not the ability to carry it out for I do not do the good I want but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing now I do what I do not want it is no longer I who do it but sin that dwells within me so I find it to be a law that when I want to do right evil lies close at hand for I delight in the law of God in my inner being but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members wretched man that I am who will deliver me from this body of death thanks be to God through Yeshua Messiah our Lord so then I myself serve the law of God with my mind but with my flesh I serve the law of sin so it is true we are not to be under the law as long as that is not understood to mean that we are not to be under the law of God if you would like to better understand Paul we recommend testing the teaching series the Pauline paradox we hope that this teaching has blessed you and remember continue to test everything shallow [Music] it is because of you our generous supporters who make it possible to offer these high-quality teachings completely free of charge if you feel led to support 119 ministries so that we can continue this effort please visit test everything dotnet and click on the support 119 tab learn how you can partner with us to take the whole Word of God to the nation's [Music] you [Music]

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Keywords: grace, sin, paul, torah, under, romans, Romans 8, Romans 5, Romans 6, Romans 7, Romans 9, Romans 3, don't be under the law

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Length: 16min 7sec (967 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 21 2017