Law

Editor: David Maas
{THE MOSAC LEGISLATION}

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  1. Law and Prophets - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus came to fulfill all the things that were promised and foreshadowed in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Law and the Prophets)
  2. Controversy in Galatia - {PDF Copy} - (The dispute at Galatia was whether Gentile converts must be circumcised and keep the required deeds of the Torah)
  3. Even an Angel - {PDF Copy} - (Paul warned the Galatian Assembly not to heed any Gospel that deviated from the one he preached even if delivered by an angel)
  4. Justified From His Faith - {PDF Copy} - (Paul presents the points of agreement and disagreement with his Judaizing opponents in Galatia – Galatians 2:15-21)
  5. In Spirit or by Flesh? - {PDF Copy} - (The jurisdiction of the Mosaic regulations over the covenant community reached its limit with the arrival of Jesus, the Seed of Abraham)
  6. Rudimentary Things - {PDF Copy} - (The Messianic Age dawned in Jesus, therefore calendrical rituals and other Levitical regulations belong to a now obsolete order)
  7. Made Complete by the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The receipt of the Spirit while in an uncircumcised state was irrefutable proof that Gentiles were accepted by God as Gentiles – Galatians 3:1-4)
  8. The Spirit of Promise - {PDF Copy} - (The Promise of the Spirit is one of the blessings of Abraham promised by God for the nations and the children of the Patriarch)
  9. Food and Calendars - {PDF Copy} - (Paul argues for tolerance in the church on food regulations and the observation of holy days – The shadows now find their fulfillment in Jesus)
  10. The Fullness of Time - {PDF Copy} - (The Law was an interim stage with a termination point, the Fullness of Time when Jesus redeemed those who were under the Law)
  11. Circumcision - {PDF Copy} - (With the new era inaugurated by Jesus, circumcision is no longer the required sign of membership in the covenant community)
  12. The Works of the Law - {PDF Copy} - (In Romans, references to justification from works have a specific category of works in view, the works required by the Mosaic Law)
 
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