The law abolished in the cross: an analysis of Galatians 3:24,25

Authors

  • Djack Douglas Stuart
  • Rodrigo Fritoli
  • Sidnei Constante

Keywords:

theology of Paul, moral law, ceremonial law, condemnation, cross.

Abstract

The present study intends to work out an exegesis of the text of Galatians 3:24,25. This text is usually used in the Evangelical circles in order to sustain the idea that there is not anymore any need to keep the Law, since Paul seems to be saying that Law ended with the coming of Christ. In answer to this interpretation, many Adventists declare that the Law mentioned in the text is the ceremonial law whose fulfillment occurred with the death of Christ in the cross. By doing so, they try to safeguard the Ten Commandments from any accusation. The conclusion reached by this research is that the Law that Paul mentions in the text includes the Ten Commandments in its condemnatory function. However, the moral law did not ended at the cross, as pretend by a majority of Evangelicals, on the contrary, it stays to the present since it contains the eternal principles of the Law of God. Therefore, its condemnatory role ended at the Golgotha when was paid the legal price required by the sins committed by men. Once Christ died, there is no more reason for condemnation.

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Published

2005-11-16

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STUART, D. D.; FRITOLI, R.; CONSTANTE, S. The law abolished in the cross: an analysis of Galatians 3:24,25. Kerygma, Engenheiro coelho (SP), v. 1, n. 2, p. 71, 2005. Disponível em: https://revistas.unasp.edu.br/kerygma/article/view/334. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso

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