rom 06v15 We Are Not Under The Law But Under Grace
Romans 6:15
Let men rant and rave all they
will, let them ascribe to us the most hideous names and insults they may
invent, we will not be moved. We will not, we dare not entangle ourselves again
with the yoke of bondage, in the plainest language possible,
Paul asserts that "we are not under the law, but under grace". Having
been redeemed by Christ and called to life in him, we are no longer, in any
sense whatsoever, under the law. The Mosaic law has
nothing to do with the believer. In Christ, we are dead to the law. In his
Representative Life, we have perfectly obeyed the law's requirements. In his
Substitutionary Redemption, we have fully satisfied the law's penalty. We who
believe were crucified with Christ. And the law can have no claim upon that man
whom the law has already slain. In Christ we are free! We have no more curse from the law, no more covenant with the law, and no
more commitment to the law. THERE IS NO ROOM IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF GRACE FOR
LAW! The bondwoman and her son must be cast out!
Does this make believers careless and negligent? Certainly not. The slave must be bound to obedience by the
heavy chains of law. But the true born child is bound willingly by the
gentle cords of love. If you need the law as a motive or rule of life, to keep
you in line, it is very unlikely that you are an heir of the family. The
children of God do not need laws, rules, and regulations. WE NEED NO LAW BUT
THE LAW OF FAITH AND LOVE. We are motivated by gratitude, not by fear. We
live by faith, not by legislation. We are governed by love, not by dread. We do
what we can in the service of Christ, not because we fear punishment or desire
reward, but because we seek the honor and glory of our Father in heaven.
We may be called "Antinomians", and evil
men may find in our doctrine an excuse for their willful ungodliness; but we
will not be moved - "WE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW, BUT UNDER GRACE!"