But if you believe that the Law does not apply to you, then I guess it doesn't matter does it?
That is correct Ephah, the Mosaic Law does not at all apply to me. In fact, in his the book of Hebrews, Paul calls the Mosaic Law useless and worthless in that it can not save anyone. Paul also writes that Jesus is not of the temporal order of Levi, rather, Jesus is a Priest of the everlasting priesthood of Melchizedek, and that when there is a change of Priesthood, there is also a change of LAW.
In Galatians Paul writes:
Gal 3:10-12
10 For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO PERFORM THEM." 11 Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, "THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."
And by Paul again reveals the purpose of the Mosaic Law:
Ro 5:20-21
20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Surprise surprise, God gave the Law of Moses so that sin will increase. And this was so that God's Grace would bring in through righteousness
I could never be justified by the LAW of MOSES. Putting myself under the mosaic Law means I've chosen and not life, which I have received through the blood covering of the unblemished LAMB.
Every year every Jew was condemned to die for not keeping the Mosaic Law. So as not to wipe out His Children (the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), God allowed the High Priest to slay an unblemished Lamb, and the High Priest would enter beyond the thick strong Veil into the Holy of Holies where God dwelt, and the High Priest poured the the blood of the unblemished Lamb into the Ark of The Covenant, and God would see the blood covering the Commandments of the Law, and He withdrew His anger, and He did not slay all of His people for another year.
But:
Heb 10:1-12
For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins? But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says,
"SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED,
BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME;
IN WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE TAKEN NO PLEASURE.
THEN I SAID, 'BEHOLD, I HAVE COME
(IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME)
TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.'"
8 After saying above, "SACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS AND WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED, NOR HAVE YOU TAKEN PLEASURE in them" (which are offered according to the Law). Then He said, "BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL."
He takes away the first [covenant] in order to establish the second (covenant). By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. NASU
These scriptures clearly reveal that we are not ever saved by doing the works of Keeping the Mosaic Law, but rather, we are saved from all our sins by the ultimate unblemished Lamb of God, Jesus, whose blood washes away all our sins for all time.
now Back to Galatians. Paul wrote:
"Gal 3:15-29
A Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it. Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, " And to your seed," that is, Christ.
17 What I am saying is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.
19 Why the Law then?
It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made.
20 Now a mediator is not for one party only; whereas God is only one.
21 Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law.
22 But the Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
23 But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed.
24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise.
Jesus, speaking to His fellow Jews, stated: Mk 10:31
"But many who are first will be last, and the last, first."
God's chosen people, the true offspring of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, as a people were first, will be last to be saved, while the gentiles who were last are the first to be saved.
And saved they will be:
Ro 11:25-32
25 For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery — so that you will not be wise in your own estimation — that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; 26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,
"THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION,
HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB."
27 "THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM,
WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS."
28 From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God's choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers; 29 for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30 For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience, 31 so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy. 32 For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all.
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