The Bible, Law, and Grace

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Jesus came to reconcile, redeem, and ransom the world, and all those terms refer to some type of contract or agreement between two parties.

reconcile (Rom. 5:10, 2 Cor. 5:17-21, Col. 1:19-23)
redeem (Gal. 4:5, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 1:18)
ransom (Mat. 20:28, 1 Tim. 2:6, Heb. 9:15)

Matthew 5:17-18 Jesus came to fulfill law, and nothing will pass from the Law "UNTIL all is accomplished", and on the cross Jesus said, "It is finished!"
Matthew 19:3-9 "any cause" ***
Romans 2-6 many references to law; 6:14 contrasts law and grace
1 Cor. 9:20 Paul not under law (also Gal. 5:4,18)
Galatians 3-5 law vs. promise, inheritance
Ephesians 2:15 law set aside by Jesus
1 Timothy 1:9 law is for the unrighteous
Hebrews 7:12 law and priesthood inseparable
Hebrews 10:1 law a shadow, not reality
James 2:10 breaking one law is breaking all

government http://witw.fether.net/index.php?ID=26

*** https://www.instonebrewer.com/DivorceRemarriage/
The 'Any Cause' divorce was invented by some Pharisees who divided up the phrase "a cause of indecency" (Dt.24.1) into two grounds for divorce: "indecency" (porneia which they interpreted as ‘Adultery’) and "a cause" (ie ‘Any Cause’). Jesus said the phrase could not be split up and that it meant "nothing except porneia". Although almost everyone was using this new type of divorce, Jesus told them that it was invalid, so remarriage was adulterous because they were still married.

The Old Testament allowed divorce for the breaking of marriage vows, including neglect and abuse, based on Exod.21.10f. Jesus was not asked about these biblical grounds for divorce, though Paul alluded to them in 1Cor.7 as the basis of marriage obligations.

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