Sublime

And the apostle Peter, in i Peter ii. 9, 1o, makes it abundantly clear that the new nation is the Church. There is then no longer a theocratic nation, so the judicial law has likewise been fulfilled.

The first and inarguable conclusion is that legalism and antinomianism are much more than doctrinal positions.

we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified. Galatians 2:16

Jesus has “taken man’s guilt upon him” at the cross, dying in our place as a substitute to save us from hell and absorb the wrath of God for our sin. Because of His gift, one greater than any other we can conceive, “we are accepted” by God “to a reward,” eternal life with God. This is the gospel. This is the foundation of Christian faith, the cente

In fact, the entire book of Roman’s, as well as much of Paul’s other writings, continue to stress Paul’s new view of the law as being something that is no longer necessary and is done away with or replaced by simple belief and faith.

(2 Cor. 5:17–21).