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Do we then nullify the Law by this faith [making the Law of no effect, overthrowing it]? Certainly not! On the contrary, we confirm and establish and uphold the Law [since it convicts us all of sin, pointing to the need for salvation].
Paul insists that his teaching about faith in Christ does not overthrow or nullify the law. Instead, it upholds or establishes the law. That statement, of course, raises all kinds of questions from both sides.
The Apostle deals with two objections to his theory of justification by faith: (1) that there ought to be a different rule for the Jew and for the Gentile; (2) that if not, the law is practically abolished. He meets this latter by a contradiction, saying that it is not abolished, but confirmed.
Jun 6, 1999 · Keep in mind that this whole issue -whether the doctrine of justification by faith alone, apart from works of the law, nullifies the Law and produces disobedient, lawless Christians or whether it produces obedient, loving Christians - is dealt with in chapters 6-8 in great detail.
The Law is not nullified by faith but is established. Paul lays out why we are saved by faith and why we are not saved by works of the Law. The Law exposes sin but it cannot forgive sin. Sinners can never keep God's perfect Law which must be punished by death.
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law. Abraham Justified by Faith - What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in ...
Do we then nullify the Law by this faith [making the Law of no effect, overthrowing it]? Certainly not! On the contrary, we confirm and establish and uphold the Law [since it convicts us all of sin, pointing to the need for salvation].
