Today was meant to be the last day of lockdown – that was until it was extended by another two weeks!
I am helping my grandchildren with their online lessons. I thought I’d be able to write a blog at the same time, but that has been very difficult.
Paul says that the Law was our teacher. The ten commandments and all the associated laws were not a means of salvation. They were there to teach God’s children the ways of God.
Galations 3:24-26 (CEV)
24 In fact, the Law was our teacher. It was supposed to teach us until we had faith and were acceptable to God. 25 But once a person has learned to have faith, there is no more need to have the Law as a teacher. All of you are God’s children because of your faith in Christ Jesus.
When children are still young, parents establish routines and good habits. Children brush their teeth because that is the rule – brush teeth before bed! Once they are grown, it is unnecessary for parents to enforce the law as the children have now developed their own good hygiene habits and personal disciplines.
In the same way, we are not under the Law. Only through a relationship with Christ can we be saved. That does not mean we can disobey God’s laws. We will not want to – any more than adult children will want to give up brushing their teeth.