Dying to the Law Interview with Todd Tomasella and Travis Bryan III

1.  Dying to the law is assigned just as much importance by Paul as

 dying to sin.  Rom 6 is on dying to sin.  Rom 7 covers dying to the law.

 2.  We die to the law thru our participation with Christ in His death

 and resurrection.  Gal 2:19.

 3.  Reasons why we need to die to law:

      A.  We need the life of God to live for God.  Although the law

 promises to give  its adherents life (Lev 18:5), it actually kills them.

 Rom 7:10.  The law is a ministry of       death and condemnation.  2 Cor

 3:6-9.  Only the Spirit of Christ can give one Life.  The Spirit of

 Life in Christ Jesus has delivered us from The Mosaic Law of sin and

 death.  Rom 8:2.  Proponents of the law (Modern day Judaizers) deceive

 people into believing that human effort to keep rules will bring life

 and sanctification to its adherents.  Gal 3:21.  Without God's life in

 us we cannot live for God.  Jesus came to bring us life.  Jn 10:10. 

 The law kills and does not give us life.  Paul said those who wanted

 to return to the law after initial salvation were "foolish", "stupid"

 and "idiots" and had been bewitched by an evil magic spell.  Gal 3:1-3.

      B.  The law does not suppress sin.  It has the opposite effect. 

 It stirs up and arouses the sinful nature and causes sin and sins to

 increase in the life of the believer.  Rom 5:20; 7:7-24 especially 7:5; 1 Cor 15:56.