I'm not interested in nit picking over words. The Bible clearly tells us that Christians are not under law.
Here are 37 scriptures that prove that Christians are not under the law!
Acts
The law is an unbearable yoke. (Acts 15:10)
Matt. 23:
4 For
they (Pharisees, the mainstream preachers of that time, not God.)bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay
them on men's shoulders (Necks); but they
themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Acts 1:
1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren,
and said,
Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Jesus said the Religious leaders of that time were liars, hypocrites and children of satan. They had created a false religion and called it "the law of Moses". (Teaching for doctrines the Commandments of Men) They were the ones who created a burdensome Law, not God.
The Disciples knew of this false teaching. "
10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
James sent the New Converts straight to Moses and the Commandments of God, and kept them from the "Pharisees that believed". It's in your Bible.
Romans
The law reveals sin but cannot fix it. (Romans 3:20)
The Law was not created to take sins away, Christ was appointed from the foundation of the world to be the Lamb. Even Abraham knew this. "And Abraham said, My son, God will provide
himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
If the law worked then faith would be irrelevant. (Romans 4:14)
He is speaking about the Levitical Priesthood which was "ADDED" to foreshadow the sacrifice of Christ. He called them "the Law of Works". No man is justified by the blood of goats. This is not referring to the 2 Great Commandments or the Law and Prophets which Hang on them.
It's in your Bible.
The law brings wrath upon those who follow it. (Romans 4:15)
the Law doesn't bring wrath on those who follow it, it brings wrath on those who reject, rebel, and disrespect it.
The purpose of the law was to increase sin. (Romans 5:20)
The purpose of the Law is to show what sin is. "
7 What shall we say then?
Is the law sin?
God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Christians are not under the law. (Romans 6:14)
Those whose repentance have been accepted are no longer dead in their sins, they are free from the Law which says "the soul that sin's shall die" Now they can "SERVE" God again in holiness and righteousness, a second chance not to rebel against god.
It's in your Bible.
Christians have been delivered from the law. (Romans 7:1-6)
Christians who have repented and brought forth works worthy of repentance have been delivered from death, not God's Instructions.
The law is good, perfect and holy but cannot help you be good, perfect or holy. (Romans 7:7-12)
God's Law is the definition of Good, Holy, Just and Perfect. There is no other way but the Path He created. Rejecting God's Words and teaching others to do the same does not make you holy, good or perfect, it makes you a deceiver.
The law which promises life only brings death through sin. (Romans 7:10)
13 Was then that which is good made death unto me?
God forbid. (That means no PS) But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good;
that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
Rebellion and disobedience to God is extremely wicked, deceitful and very bad. God made the penalty so High, Death, so we would understand just how "Exceedingly Wicked" it is to rebel against God and His Word.
The law makes you sinful beyond measure. (Romans 7:13)
Rebellion, dishonor, disrespect and disobedience to God's Word is what makes you sinful beyond measure. The law doesn't make you hate God, the evil wickedness that you hide from makes you hate God and His Words.
The law is weak. (Romans 8:2-3)
The "Added" Levitical Priesthood sacrificial, ceremonial "Works of the Law" could not remove sin because it was weak, carnal. (Heb. 7)
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh,
God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin,
condemned sin in the flesh:
Not by the blood of goats, but by His Righteous blood are sins forgiven.
You have your religion which preaches that the instructions Jesus created before becoming a man are gone. The serpent convinced Eve of basically the same thing.
I don't believe in the Pope and his religion. I find, as shown above, that this religion, like the mainstream preachers of Christ's time, twist and deceive to promote "another messiah" which is not taught in the Bible. Jesus specifically warned me of you and others who would forward doctrines and traditions of men.
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Like Paul said. "
31 Do we then make void the law through faith?
God forbidThat means no PS) yea,
we establish the law.
13 (For not the hearers of the law
are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.