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Did Paul imply God erred giving the Law at Sinai , giving us right to go back to Abrahamic covenant?

Jun 30, 2022

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This is study on Romans 5:13-14; Romans 7:8-9 .

It fits together with Gal. 3:15-17.

Paul says sin was not chargeable prior to the law given at Sinai. It is only chargeable against us by God giving Law at Sinai if validly done -- it was not, so says Paul in Gal. 3:15-17. Without written law -- the Abrahamic period supposedly -- there was no sin chargeable. Hence, sin was dead. But by virtue of giving us the Law (which God had no right to do, so says Paul in Gal. 3:15-17) the Law came and we were enticed to sin by reading the law, without which Paul said he would not have thought to covet had the law not said "do not covet." By reading the Law, Paul says we become slaves to sin. Thus, we need to free ourselves from the Law to be truly righteous, for the "letter of the law kills."

Fore more on this, see Blasphemy #1 in our article "Paul and Blasphemy" at this link:

https://jesuswordsonly.org/topicindex/188-blasphemy-a-paul.html

Didn't Paul imply God did something stupid?

Paul in Romans 5:13-14 says sin could not be charged before the Law came at Sinai. Hence, no one sinned in God's eyes prior to the Law was given, so claims Paul. Paul in Romans 7:7-10 tells us God did something wrong, counter to what God was trying to do. "I was alive without the law once, but when the law came, sin revived." Thus the "law that ordained to life, I found was death." Paul is saying that it was a much more advantageous place to be in Abrahamic covenant that had no law (supposedly). It is much better to live without the Law so says Paul in Romans. In Galatians, Paul says God cannot have abridged / changed the Abrahamic covenant to add law,. So Paul told us in Gal. 3:15-17..

Did Paul say God made a mistake? "And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death." Romans 7:10. Paul is saying in effect God made a mistake. Sin was dead without the Law. It sounds like he is saying God said something crazy. Blasphemy is saying or implying God is evil, wrong, stupid. etc.

You need to stop listening to God's Law, Paul says, because Paul says from his personal perspective God was in effect wrong to give us a written Law. This is not a question necessarily whether Paul committed blasphemy. But rather, 'are we listening to blasphemy? Are our pastors commiting blasphemy teaching this as it sounds?

2 Cor. 3:6 says "for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life" which is in accord with Romans 5 & 7. Paul is trying to draw us back to the Abrahamic Covenant. Paul is again accusing Godfor giving us law that only kills us. Paul is clearly referring to written law -- in 'handwriting."

2 Cor. 3:6 Paul says Jesus took away the handwriting that was against us. However, Psalm 19:7 "the Law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul. The Testimony of the Law is sure, making the simple wise." Paul is contrary to God's words.

Paul often is not citing Biblical proof. In Gal. 3:15, 17 Paul relies upon "human law" does not allow abrogating contracts. Hence, God was wrong for bringing a new covenant at Sinai when God already had a covenant with Abraham.

In Gal. 3:15-17, Paul is saying that 430 years later, the sin of lust came to life by God commanding us, so says Paul in Romans 5:13-15,

Be warned, Paul fans, that Isaiah 30:9 speaks of "rebellious people, lying children who will not hear the Torah."

What of this? Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology (1871) says: "If the apostles taught anything contrary to the authenticated revelation of God, they were to be rejected."

Did the 12 Apostles reject Paul? Yes says Ambrosiaster. He wrote about 380 AD this as fact, as if everyone knew it -- although now it appears expunged with the exception of Eusebius and Irenaeus saying the Ebionites rejected Paul -- apparently the 12. Ambrosiaster wrote:

"The Jewish believers who nevertheless continued to observe the law of Moses denied that Paul was an apostle because he taught that it was no longer necessary to be circumcised or observe the sabbath. Even the other apostles thought that he was teaching something different because of this, and they denied he was an apostle. But to the Corinthians Paul was an apostle, because they had seen the signs of God's power in him."

(William A. Meeks et al, Ed. The Writings of St. Paul: Annotated Texts, Reception and Criticism (2d Ed.)(2007) at 229 (see link) quoting Ambrosiaster's commentary on 1 Cor. 9:2 CSEL, tran. Gerald Bray, ed. 1-2 Corinthians (ACCS, NT 7)(Downers Grove: Intervarsity 1999) at 80) .

But Jesus taught signs and wonders in his name do not prove you know him. Matt 7:21-23.

I previously tried to give Paul a pass on this. But Paul said "I was a blasphemer but I received mercy." But that is not how it works. God said that was unpardonable sin, and Jesus repeated that in New Covenant. Like Apollo 13 said, "Mission control, we have a problem."

 

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