Does the Holy Spirit Free Us from the Law?
Since the Holy Spirit is our guide, some Christians think that they do not need to study and follow the Law of God as written in the Scriptures. "I don't need the written law; I'm led by the Spirit." They assume that the written Law is not necessary for Christians because "the Holy Spirit will tell me if I'm doing something wrong." It would probably be hard to find a Christian that would actually voice these opinions. However, in practice, many Christians live as if the Holy Spirit has freed them from the written text of God's Law.
That is not a biblical concept! The Scriptures do not teach that "led by the Spirit" equals "free from the written Law." In fact, the Scriptures teach quite the opposite. Romans 8:3,4 says,
That is not a biblical concept! The Scriptures do not teach that "led by the Spirit" equals "free from the written Law." In fact, the Scriptures teach quite the opposite. Romans 8:3,4 says,
"3. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, GodThese verses declare that one who walks after the Spirit is one who obeys the Law! We cannot claim to be led by the Holy Spirit if we reject the Law of God
sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin
in the flesh:
4. That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us,
who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
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