It really helps to understand Paul's writting if you realize the differences in the laws. There are times when all laws and principles are referred to as "the law" but many times it helps to understand which law is being referred to.
There are 4 main laws in the bible and they all come from one foundermental law..
The character of God which is LOVE.
God is merciful and Just and righteous.
You can't remove these character traits..
The laws are ....His moral laws
...the civil laws
...the cerimonial laws
...and the laws of nature.
Time is a law of nature and does not change,
The civil laws were the way the government dealt with people.
The moral laws define sin.
And the cerimonial laws were given to show and direct people to Christ and the way He would save us.
God does not change. His character has not changed.
The civil laws are lacking God's guidance.
The cerimonial laws were nailed to the cross because Jesus has taken there place.
The moral laws are the same today. Defining sin and transgression.
The laws of nature are still in effect.
Gal 3:18-26
18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. 19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. 20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. 21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Knowing that the moral law defines sin and si was before Abraham then this added law must be the cerimonial laws that are a schoolmaster pointing to Jesus.
You have contradicted yourself TMS.
Using the text you quoted (Galatians 3:18-26).
Verse 19, "
It was added because of transgressions", it was added because of sin.
What was added because of sin, the law was added because of sin.
According to your traditional interpretation, the moral law was added that defines sin. Added because of transgression, added because of sin. This is the clearest declaration by Paul, that the moral was added because of sin.
The law was Paul's school master to bring Paul to Christ. Would a ceremonial law reveal Paul's need for a savior?
Of course not, the law that was added that brought Paul to Jesus, was the moral law. Paul tells us in Romans chapter seven that
Romans 7:8
But sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead. 9 I was once alive apart from the Law;
but when the commandment came, sin came to life, and I died; 10 and this commandment, which was to result in life, proved to result in death for me; 11 for sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and through it, killed me. 12 So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
The law that was added because of sin, the 10 commandments, and Paul died.
The law was added because of transgression, because of sin, the ten commandments was added.
The contradiction.
