Definition of law
the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
"they were taken to court for breaking the law"
Let not confuse about terminology in the Bible and in secular world
I believe when Paul say law mean OT rule
NT also have a rule. Or set of rule
The new rule to be save is by believe in Jesus
Let see what believe in Jesus mean
V 21 imply believe in Jesus mean believe in His teaching
His teaching documented in New Testament
Basically doing His Father will to love His son and other
By definition NT is also law, but not the same as OT, for example no more animal sacrifice etc
New commandment/law
Matt 13
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
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Matt 7
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
Say we save by grace through faith
This is rule or law, but not OT law
Seem to me by grace not mean we can do what ever we want and still save
Jesus will refuse evildoer from heaven Matt 7
And according to Jesus, a lot of people surprise, they think they go to heaven and try to remind Jesus, don't you remember I do this or that that make me to heaven
Jesus say no, I never know you evildoer
What is evildoer
I believe evildoer is what ever we do that is without love
Why I think that way
Because Jesus new law is to love(Matt 13:34)
If the definition of law is rule, than we still under law, but not OT law it is new law, law of love