01.053. NOT UNDER LAW.

NOT UNDER LAW.

"A Sister in the Lord." No one, surely, possessing a spark of reverence for Scripture, would think of placing Matthew 5:19 in opposition to Romans 6:14. The apostle declares, in the most distinct and positive manner, that we are not under law, either for justification or as a rule of life. But is this to lead us to the conclusion that we may break the commandments, even the very least? Far be the revolting thought. "What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid." Assuredly, teaching that we are not under law, and teaching men to break the commandments, are not the same thing. And, on the other hand, I can teach the commandments as part of the revealed mind of God, and, at the same time, maintain that I am not under the law.