Colossians 2:14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.
Ephesians 2:15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace,
Colossians 2:14 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
Galatians 4:9 But now that you know God--or rather are known by God--how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
Hebrews 9:10 They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings--external regulations applying until the time of the new order.
Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them.
Read all of Hebrews 9.
Since I believe the whole Mosaic law was abolished, then obviously the ceremonial was abolished. So your texts prove nothing unless you can prove that the civil and moral law as part of the Old Covenant was not abolished. Romans 3:19-20 includes the moral law because the moral law is included at the beginning of this dissertation on the law in Romans 2:16-18. Both the ceremonial and moral law are included in Romans 2:16-26 and this is the law Paul continues to speak of right into Romans 3:19-20. Indeed, in Romans 7:7 the tenth commandment is inclusive in the law Paul speaks about, thus proving that the words we are not "under the law" in Romans 6:14 includes all the law, civil, ceremonial, moral. Hence, you have offered no exclusive evidence at all. Indeed, all the law, both moral, ceremonial and civil was given by handwriting as Moses had to write the moral law himself.
Rom. 7:7 ¶ What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except
the law had said,
Thou shalt not covet.
Rom. 2:21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man
should not steal, dost thou steal?
22 Thou that sayest a man
should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou
that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
You reference Romans 3:24 and claim Paul speaks about works being repentance…yet Paul speaks about CIRCUMCISION just 6 scriptures later!
I think you better recheck you facts here. Romans 3:30 is a DENIAL that circumsion plays any difference in justification by faith not an affirmation and not an example. Circumcision is the very first applicable work performed upon a Jewish Infant that represents his committment to the WHOLE MOSAIC LAW. Romans 3:19-20 involves the WHOLE MOSAIC LAW as Romans 2:16-27 includes the TEN COMMANDMENTS as well as the ceremonial law.
Rom. 3:30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision
by faith, and uncircumcision
through faith.
You reference Romans 4:25 and claim Paul speaks about works being repentance…yet Paul speaks about CIRCUMCISION in Romans 4 as the ONLY example of WORKS.
Again, you need to recheck your assumptions. Romans 4:6-12 is a DENIAL that circumcision or uncircumcision plays any part in justification by faith. There was no MOSAIC LAW at all when Abraham lived and so this cannot possibly be used to support your position.
Rom. 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith
which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe,
though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
Where anywhere in the Bible is works and NO REPENTANCE CONNECTED? NOWHERE is that in the Bible.
"repentance from dead works" - Heb. 6:2
Circumcision came to Abraham! Circumcision is a work of the law.
There was no Mosaic Law when Abraham lived. Hence, circumcision at the time of Abraham did not represent the Mosaic Law but represented ALL WORKS regardless of what they may be. This is a complete repudiation of your whole position.
James says Abraham’s faith was working with his actions.
That was my very point. James is speaking of the PRACTICAL DAILY relationship between justification by faith and works which includes the regenerate condition of Abraham. However, Paul is not referring to the PRACTICAL DAILY relationship between faith and works but is speaking of the THEOLOGICAL distinction of justification by faith to works or "without works." Paul deals with the PRACTICAL DAILY relationship between justification by faith and regenerative works in Romans 6-8. Hence, there is no contradiction between Romans 4:6 "without works" and James 2 "by his works." You simply are not understanding the different contexts.
Nowhere do we get that it is only after some kind of regeneration. You speak strange doctrines that are not in the Bible.
"For we are His workmanship [1] CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS [2] unto good works...."
Good works are the product of God's CREATIVE work within us. That creative work is described as the new birth as this is God's work not man's work ("his workmanship") as we are born not of the will of man, or the will of the flesh or of blood but of God (Jn. 1:13). James 1:18 says explicitly we are born again by God - He begat us by his own will. The "new" man is described as a "new creature" and it is from this new creature that "good works" originate within man. This is simply the abc's of Biblical doctrine.
James 1:18 Of his own will
begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
