rom 06v15 We Are Not Under The Law But Under Grace

"WE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW, BUT UNDER GRACE"

Romans 6:15

Let men rant and rave all they will, let them ascribe to us the most hideous names and insults they may invent, we will not be moved. We will not, we dare not entangle ourselves again with the yoke of bondage, in the plainest language possible, Paul asserts that "we are not under the law, but under grace". Having been redeemed by Christ and called to life in him, we are no longer, in any sense whatsoever, under the law. The Mosaic law has nothing to do with the believer. In Christ, we are dead to the law. In his Representative Life, we have perfectly obeyed the law's requirements. In his Substitutionary Redemption, we have fully satisfied the law's penalty. We who believe were crucified with Christ. And the law can have no claim upon that man whom the law has already slain. In Christ we are free! We have no more curse from the law, no more covenant with the law, and no more commitment to the law. THERE IS NO ROOM IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF GRACE FOR LAW! The bondwoman and her son must be cast out!

Does this make believers careless and negligent? Certainly not. The slave must be bound to obedience by the heavy chains of law. But the true born child is bound willingly by the gentle cords of love. If you need the law as a motive or rule of life, to keep you in line, it is very unlikely that you are an heir of the family. The children of God do not need laws, rules, and regulations. WE NEED NO LAW BUT THE LAW OF FAITH AND LOVE. We are motivated by gratitude, not by fear. We live by faith, not by legislation. We are governed by love, not by dread. We do what we can in the service of Christ, not because we fear punishment or desire reward, but because we seek the honor and glory of our Father in heaven.

We may be called "Antinomians", and evil men may find in our doctrine an excuse for their willful ungodliness; but we will not be moved - "WE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW, BUT UNDER GRACE!"