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Originally Posted by Evangelical
I don't believe Drake meant that.
Only Christ can satisfy God, the law has nothing to do with it. " Only Christ can satisfy God." ~ "The Crucified Christ", W. Lee.
Read this verse carefully again:
Gal 3:2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?
It is only by belief that we satisfy God. God shows His satisfaction with us by granting us His Spirit, while we are still "law-breakers" -
The law is not for the righteous (i.e. believers) but for unbelievers:
1 Tim 1:9 We also know that the law is made not for the righteous...
Believers are not under law but grace:
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Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye are not under law, but under grace.
Drake seems to be referring to practical Christian perfection but so far in this discussion we have not been discussing about practical perfection but saving righteousness so I don't see that as relevant. Lee's footnote in Micah is clearly about salvation, that it is man's concept (Micah's) that keeping the law satisfies God (for saving righteousness).
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I see the confusion. I'll need to clarify my statement.
Christ is God, He declares God, and when you see Christ you see God. As pertains to the law, it was righteous in its demands but as someone said, ZNP I think, it was ineffective in being able to save man because it placed demands, righteous ones, without enabling man to meet the demands. If a man could have kept the righteousness found in the law he would have been justified. But no one, save Jesus could or did. In Matthew, Christ upped the ante in the Constitution of the kingdom so if Mosaic law said you shall not commit adultery the Lord said to look at a woman lustfully is to commit adultery.
All that to say that Christ lived a life that satisfied God and far exceeded the law.
It is only by this life that we as believers can live a life that satisfies God. God does not want us to keep the law but to live Christ.
Hope that helps.
Drake