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So RM,
your idea.of help was to.offer no scripture as usual,but rather a little drive by post with unkind idea expressed,is that about it?

 

I do not know about you, but I am under law to Christ.
I am not an antinomian.
God has placed His law in my heart.
Jesus said if a man loves Him he will keep His commandments

 

Hello reformed, I was using this last couple of weeks in the truck I had to a New King James Version and away at "verse 21 is to those who are without law as without law than in parenthesis it's as not being without law toward God but under law toward Christ that I may windows who are without law .

And young's literal translation it says to those without law as without law not being without law to God but within law to Christ that I may gain those without the law.
I
when I made the statement was not trying to exegete the Greek .


In other words we are not under the law of Moses but the law of Christ.
however I said it or post it I don't go for this antinomian idea that christians are not on the law that's an ungodly unbiblical .
any who believe that either haven't studied it out or they're just the opposing God's truth let's put it that way.
The 1689 confession of Faith 1689 Dave would do well to look up chapter 19 ;5 ,6 ,and 7

 

Hello Reformed,


just finished for the day, checking on my wording that came into question;
I posted this by phone as I was on a coffee break'
Iconoclast said: ↑
I do not know about you, but I am under law to Christ.
I am not an antinomian.
God has placed His law in my heart.
Jesus said if a man loves Him he will keep His commandments

Here are some of the translations;
KJV;
21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
Philips;
I cannot be a lawless man for I am bound by the law of Christ),

Nasb;
but under the law of Christ,

but within law to Christ) --
revised Geneva;
but in the Law through Christ)

Wycliff;

but I was in the law of Christ,
Mounce
but subject to the law of Christ

 

1689 Dave said;

And Yet the 1689 says this; chap.19:
5._____ The moral law doth for ever bind all, as well justified persons as others, to the obedience thereof, and that not only in regard of the matter contained in it, but also in respect of the authority of God the Creator, who gave it; neither doth Christ in the Gospel any way dissolve, but much strengthen this obligation.
( Romans 13:8-10; James 2:8, 10-12; James 2:10, 11; Matthew 5:17-19; Romans 3:31 )

6._____ Although true believers be not under the law as a covenant of works, to be thereby justified or condemned, yet it is of great use to them as well as to others, in that as a rule of life, informing them of the will of God and their duty, it directs and binds them to walk accordingly; discovering also the sinful pollutions of their natures, hearts, and lives, so as examining themselves thereby, they may come to further conviction of, humiliation for, and hatred against, sin; together with a clearer sight of the need they have of Christ and the perfection of his obedience; it is likewise of use to the regenerate to restrain their corruptions, in that it forbids sin; and the threatenings of it serve to shew what even their sins deserve, and what afflictions in this life they may expect for them, although freed from the curse and unallayed rigour thereof. The promises of it likewise shew them God's approbation of obedience, and what blessings they may expect upon the performance thereof, though not as due to them by the law as a covenant of works; so as man's doing good and refraining from evil, because the law encourageth to the one and deterreth from the other, is no evidence of his being under the law and not under grace.
( Romans 6:14; Galatians 2:16; Romans 8:1; Romans 10:4; Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7, etc; Romans 6:12-14; 1 Peter 3:8-13 )

7._____ Neither are the aforementioned uses of the law contrary to the grace of the Gospel, but do sweetly comply with it, the Spirit of Christ subduing and enabling the will of man to do that freely and cheerfully which the will of God, revealed in the law, requireth to be done.
( Galatians 3:21; Ezekiel 36:27 )

 

wiki-
The law of Christ" (ὁ νόμος τοῦ Χριστοῦ) is a New Testament phrase most likely referring to the two commandments mentioned by Jesus: "you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” and “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than these.’” The related Bible verses are in the Pauline Epistles at Galatians 6:2[1] and parenthetically (ἔννομος Χριστῷ "being under the law to Christ") at 1 Corinthians 9:21.

 

This unkind and graceless post, is not helpful , but indeed a drive by post.
This thread is about covering sin vs confessing and forsaking it. Your useless, graceless post was correctly identified, there was no false witness involved.

False witness is when a person lies, then covers up the lie by saying the people who questioned the lie are unjustly accusing him.
The observation of a lie is not falsely accusing anyone, but rather correctly identifying the problem.
That sin of lying gets compounded when the liar,suggests he is a victim, falsely accused, and points to others rather than himself.

 

getting back to the OP.

Thus is this proverb translated by Luther, and thus it lives in the mouth of the Christian people. He who falsely disowns, or with self-deception excuses, if he does not altogether justify his sins, which are discernible as פּשׁעים , has no success; he remains, after Psalms 32:1-11,

in his conscience and life burdened with a secret ban;

A person keeps repeating themselves to distance themselves from the concealed sin.

Love covereth" our neighbour's sins (Chap. x. 12); pride our own. The proud sinner naturally wishes to be; thought better than he is. His sin must have some cover.* He must at least give it a good name. Isa. v. 20.) He would cover it, if possible, from himself; putting it out of mind; banishing all serious thoughts; stifling conviction; and then trying to persuade himself that he is happy.
To escape evil consequences, a lie is resorted to.†