"NOT UNDER THE LAW"
While living according to Torah
This means that anyone, who believes Yahweh and
therefore
keeps his commandments and the faith in Yahshua the Messiah [Reve
14:12], is not under the penalty of
the law:
1Tim 1:9 (KJS) Knowing this, that the
law is not made for a righteous man, but
for
the lawless and disobedient, for
the
unrighteous and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of
fathers
and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 10 For whoremongers, for them
that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for
perjured
persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound
doctrine...
The righteous no longer need the law over them,
because
they obey it; and because they obey it, they are not brought under its
penalties:
Gala 3:24 (KJS) Wherefore the law was our
schoolmaster
[to bring us] unto Messiah, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But
after
that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
But if one turns from his righteousness and sins (1
John
3:4 "for sin is the transgression of the law), he puts himself back
under
the penalty of the law (back "under the law"):
Gala 3:10 (KJS) For as many as are of the works of
the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed
[is] every one that continueth not in all things which are
written
in the book of the law to do them [the curse is the penalty of
the law].
Yahweh doesn't change. He said, if you obey you
will
be blessed; if you disobey you will be cursed:
Deut 11:26 (KJS) Behold, I set before you this day
a blessing and a curse; 27 blessing, if ye obey
the commandments of Yaweh your Elohim, which I command you this day: 28
curse, if ye will not obey the
commandments
of Yahweh your Elohim...
The law, as a schoolmaster, told us what Yahweh
wanted
and expected of us. It is our reference for right and wrong. This is
why
Paul said:
Roma 7:12 (KJS) Wherefore the
law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
1Tim 1:8 (KJS) But we know that the
law [is] good, if a man use it lawfully;
It is not the law that is
the
curse, as many are teaching; it is the
penalty
of the law that is the curse, the eventual second death.
The atoning sacrifice of Yahshua the Messiah takes
away
the decrees written against a person by
paying the redemption price for their sin - death; the
death penalty written for their sins. When
one believes and repents, he gets a fresh start to keep the
commandments of Yahweh, and keep the faith in
Yahshua
our redeemer:
Colo 2:13 (KJS) And you, being
dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he
quickened [given life] together with him, having forgiven you all
trespasses;
Colo 2:14 (KJS) Blotting out the handwriting of
ordinances
[decrees] that was against us, which was
contrary
to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his stake;
Philippians 2:12 So that, my beloved, as you always obeyed – not
only in my presence, but now much rather in my absence – work out your own deliverance with
fear and trembling, 2:13 for it is Yahweh who is working in you
both to desire and to work for His good pleasure.
For this is the love of Yahweh, that we keep his
commandments:
and his commandments are not grievous.
1 John 5:3 (KJS)
