For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Christ is the end of the law in that He Himself is the source of righteousness for everyone who believes in Him as a personal Saviour. Though human beings are sinners in themselves, they are counted righteous in Christ through His imputed righteousness. God declares such believers just and treats them as His own children.
God gave His Son out of love to counteract sin, and He is willing and able to save all who come to Him. Preaching Christ crucified satisfies the hunger of the soul. The sinner is to fix the eyes on Jesus to receive life, beholding Him as the Lamb of God who takes away sin and sensing the power of God rather than dwelling on personal sinfulness. By faith the mind is to enter within the veil to see Christ as intercessor before the mercy seat and as the way, the truth, and the life.
Being rooted and grounded in Christ enables believers to stand firm in conflict, bringing faith and hope and courage. Christ's grace also works against the power of sin, so that believers may be kept free from sin. The transforming influence of this truth sanctifies the soul, removes fear and condemnation, and creates love for the commandments of God. It breaks down every barrier through the love shown in Christ's great sacrifice, fills the soul with gratitude, and wins the heart to repentance. This theme is simple enough for children to understand, yet it holds depths of wisdom, love, and power that the wise can never fully fathom.
Christ is the end of the law in that He Himself is the source of righteousness for everyone who believes in Him as a personal Saviour. Though human beings are sinners in themselves, they are counted righteous in Christ through His imputed righteousness. God declares such believers just and treats them as His own children.
God gave His Son out of love to counteract sin, and He is willing and able to save all who come to Him. Preaching Christ crucified satisfies the hunger of the soul. The sinner is to fix the eyes on Jesus to receive life, beholding Him as the Lamb of God who takes away sin and sensing the power of God rather than dwelling on personal sinfulness. By faith the mind is to enter within the veil to see Christ as intercessor before the mercy seat and as the way, the truth, and the life.
Being rooted and grounded in Christ enables believers to stand firm in conflict, bringing faith and hope and courage. Christ's grace also works against the power of sin, so that believers may be kept free from sin. The transforming influence of this truth sanctifies the soul, removes fear and condemnation, and creates love for the commandments of God. It breaks down every barrier through the love shown in Christ's great sacrifice, fills the soul with gratitude, and wins the heart to repentance. This theme is simple enough for children to understand, yet it holds depths of wisdom, love, and power that the wise can never fully fathom.