Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Present Standing of Israel

Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Present Standing of Israel
5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the Law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.”

This is a quotation from [1]Leviticus 18:5 (see below). Literally, its meaning is “the man that hath done these things,” talking about everything a man has done in the past. For a person to become righteous by keeping the Law they must keep the whole Law for their entire life, since the failure to keep even one of God’s commands causes the person to fall below God’s standard, and to be condemned to death. Granted that you could attain righteousness by keeping the Law, but it would be your own righteousness, not God’s righteousness. It would never measure up to His (see [2]James 2:10). A Jew who is able to perfectly meet all the requirements of God would still not be saved. No one, except Christ, has ever been able to keep all the commands of God.

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