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<blockquote data-quote="BrownFlush" data-source="post: 5934269" data-attributes="member: 65823">The gospel, called the &quot;law of faith&quot;in the verse before (Rom. 3:27), requires conditions of faith in becoming a Christian.If grace has released us from the obligation of law, then it would be impossible for a Christian to sin, for &quot;where there is no law, neither is there violation&quot; (Rom. 4:15). &quot;Every one who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness&quot; (I John 3:4); but there can be no lawlessness unless there is a law.&nbsp;But all men have been pronounced guilty before God (Rom. 3:23), and besides all of this, even Christians do sin: &quot;If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.&quot; Christians are not free from law. But they are free from the curse of the law through Jesus Christ. If and when they sin, they may gain forgiveness through the blood and advocacy of Jesus Christ ( 1 John 1:7-10; 2:1-2).If a person is not under law as a condition of salvation, then his violation of law would not affect his salvation; yet the scriptures teach that the &quot;lawless&quot; and &quot;ungodly&quot; cannot inherit eternal life. &quot;For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus&quot; (Tit. 2.11-13).Even though Christians are not under the Law of Moses or any law system that demands human perfection, we are under law to Jesus Christ. Paul wrote: &quot;And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the Law, though not being myself under the Law, that I might win those who are under the Law; to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, that I might win those who are under the Law&quot; Cor. 9:20-21)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrownFlush, post: 5934269, member: 65823"] The gospel, called the "law of faith"in the verse before (Rom. 3:27), requires conditions of faith in becoming a Christian. If grace has released us from the obligation of law, then it would be impossible for a Christian to sin, for "where there is no law, neither is there violation" (Rom. 4:15). "Every one who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness" (I John 3:4); but there can be no lawlessness unless there is a law. But all men have been pronounced guilty before God (Rom. 3:23), and besides all of this, even Christians do sin: "If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us." Christians are not free from law. But they are free from the curse of the law through Jesus Christ. If and when they sin, they may gain forgiveness through the blood and advocacy of Jesus Christ ( 1 John 1:7-10; 2:1-2). If a person is not under law as a condition of salvation, then his violation of law would not affect his salvation; yet the scriptures teach that the "lawless" and "ungodly" cannot inherit eternal life. "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus" (Tit. 2.11-13). Even though Christians are not under the Law of Moses or any law system that demands human perfection, we are under law to Jesus Christ. Paul wrote: "And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the Law, though not being myself under the Law, that I might win those who are under the Law; to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, that I might win those who are under the Law" Cor. 9:20-21) [/QUOTE]

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