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Jesus was born under law, circumcised by law, and presented in the temple according to the law. Every Jewish person that Jesus met was also born under law. We need to keep this in mind when we read the red letters of Jesus. | Jesus was born under law, circumcised by law, and presented in the temple according to the law. Every Jewish person that Jesus met was also born under law. We need to keep this in mind when we read the red letters of Jesus. | ||
To those under the law, Jesus preached the pure and unadulterated law. Why did Jesus preach the law? Jesus esteemed the law and the purpose for which it was given. The law was given to silence every mouth and hold the whole world accountable ( | To those under the law, Jesus preached the pure and unadulterated law. Why did Jesus preach the law? Jesus esteemed the law and the purpose for which it was given. The law was given to silence every mouth and hold the whole world accountable ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203%3A19&version=NKJV Romans 3:19]). The purpose of the law is to make us conscious of sin and reveal our need for a Savior. | ||
'''"19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become [a]guilty before God."''' - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203%3A19&version=NKJV Romans 3:19] (NKJV) | '''"19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become [a]guilty before God."''' - [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203%3A19&version=NKJV Romans 3:19] (NKJV) | ||