"Woe to you lawyers!
For you have taken away the key of knowledge;
you did not enter yourselves,
and you hindered those who were entering."
Luke 11:52
Apart from Law:
A man is justified by faith apart from works of law (Rom. 3:28).
The righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe (Rom 3:21-22).
The Law brought no perfect blessing--but on the other hand we have the bringing in of a new and better hope by means of which we draw near to God. (Hebrews 7:9)
There is no distinction; since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as an expiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins; it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies him who has faith in Jesus (Rom. 3:22-26).
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. (1 Peter 1:3)
Published: 10/13/11-7:05AM
