The Bible states Christians are no longer "under the law" primarily in Romans 6:14 ("you are not under law, but under grace") and Romans 7, explaining believers are freed from the law's penalty and power through Christ, not to sin but to serve God in the Spirit, fulfilling the law's true intent (love) by faith, as seen in Galatians 3:24-25 and Romans 10:4 (Christ as the end of the law for righteousness).
Joshua 24:14–15 Reminds Us to Serve God
And then for us to pray that God would save us from idols in our country. We must decide if we will serve God or ourselves. Let's do that. God, we start this prayer by saying you alone are God.
Third, there were moral laws.
These are still in effect. Jesus quoted them (as in Mark 10:19), as did others. This shows that they continue to be relevant to Christians. We are not made right with God on our ability (or inability) to keep them, but they are still a part of God's family code.
Here Paul equates being under the law with being "guilty before God." In other words, those who are under the law are guilty of breaking it and are under the condemnation of it. This is why Christians are not under it. They are not breaking it - not guilty and condemned by it.
' Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, 'Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree'), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Galatians 3:10-14).
Transcript: In St. Paul's epistle to the Galatians in chapter 3:13, he says that Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it's written curse is everyone who hangs on a tree.
Isaiah 43:19 means God promises to bring new hope and provision, even in seemingly impossible situations, urging people to look forward rather than dwelling on past troubles by making pathways in the wilderness and streams in the desert, a metaphor for miraculous solutions and new life. It's a message of transformation, encouraging faith in God's power to create new opportunities and deliver His people, much like He provided for Israel in the past.
"Sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace." Legal righteousness—a standing before God that says we have kept His covenant—is granted to us when we believe the gospel, when we trust in Jesus alone for salvation (Rom. 3:21–5:21).
Colossians 3:23 means that Christians should approach all tasks, work, or activities with passion and excellence, not just for human superiors but as if serving God directly, understanding that their true reward and service is ultimately to Christ, who will provide an eternal inheritance. It's about infusing daily life with a Christ-centered purpose, transforming mundane duties into acts of worship and demonstrating a higher allegiance.
2 Timothy 2:13 means that even if believers falter or become unfaithful in their own faith, God's character remains steadfast and true, as He cannot deny Himself or His promises, offering a profound assurance of His constant nature and commitment to His people despite human weakness. It's a powerful reminder that God's faithfulness underpins our hope, even when our performance fails, contrasting with the previous verse's warning that denying Christ leads to being denied.
Because Jesus has fulfilled the whole law, Christians now live under a new covenant, not the old one. And that means that we no longer need to observe Israel's former ceremonial and civil laws.
Most Christians (including Catholics, Lutherans and Reformed Christians) believe that of the Old Covenant, only parts dealing with the moral law (as opposed to ceremonial law) are still applicable (cf. covenant theology), a minority believe that none apply (cf.
This is his answer: “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.
Application in Modern Context
In our fast-paced and often chaotic world, Joshua 24:14-15 invites us to pause and reflect on our own spiritual journey. It prompts us to evaluate our priorities and recommit ourselves to serving God with sincerity and passion.
The holy things and the pearls represent the things of God, perhaps the gospel itself. The dogs and pigs represent hostile, unworthy people. And so the statement translates into something like this: Do not preach the things of God to hostile, unworthy people.
The point of the parable is that we are to use whatever we have been given for God's purposes. The severe consequences to the unproductive servant, far beyond anything triggered by mere business mediocrity, tell us that we are to invest our lives, not waste them.
Paul has already noted that believers "died to the elemental spirits of the world" (Colossians 2:20). Here, he repeats the same metaphor. Since believers have "died" to sin, in the sense of being separated from it, the believer's life is "hidden," or "contained" within Christ.
The most direct Bible verse (KJV) addressing a man failing to care for his family, including children, is 1 Timothy 5:8: "But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel". This verse emphasizes that neglecting one's family is a grave spiritual failure, even worse than unbelievers who often still care for their kin.
Nevertheless, she persisted and replied, “Yes Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table.” Bam! she gives it back as good as she got from him. She is not asking Jesus for a whole loaf, just for some leftover crumbs to her sick daughter.
The Bible is very clear that a person who is IN CHRIST is not under law but under grace. Romans 6:14 plainly declares, “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace”. The “shall not” and “are not” in Romans 6:14 are absolute negations in the Bible Greek.
Einstein, in a one-and-a-half-page hand-written German-language letter to philosopher Eric Gutkind, dated Princeton, New Jersey, 3 January 1954, a year and three and a half months before his death, wrote: "The word God is for me nothing but the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of ...
In this act of speaking their name, God claims Israel as God's own and sets them free. “You are mine” means also “I have ransomed you” (43:1). Maker, lover, and redeemer, God will pay any price and overcome every obstacle to be reunited with God's own.
The “Abomination of Desolation” involves an act of profaning something sacred—most notably, the temple of God. In the Old Testament, it likely refers to the desecration of the Jewish temple by foreign powers (e.g., Antiochus IV Epiphanes).
Both salt and fire purify by burning, each in its own way. Hence the Lord marvelously brings those two images together, telling us that we will all be “salted with fire.” Indeed, it must be so. We must all be purified. Scripture says of Heaven, nothing impure will ever enter it (Rev 21:27).