• Christ Is the End of the Law — Rom 10:1-4
  • The ceremonial law
  • The social law
  • The moral law
  • The Christian is not under law, but under grace
  • What is the standard for Christians?
  • Christ is the end of the law for righteousness
    • He fulfilled the law
    • He obeyed for the elect
• Righteousness by Faith — Rom 10:5-8; Deu 30:12-14
  • Righteousness of the law: we work it out
  • Righteousness by faith, God works it out — gives it to us by grace and we respond through faith that He gives us
  • Righteousness is being right with God
    • The legal position — settled forever
    • The experiential condition — growing based on trust
  • Righteousness by faith
    • Faith is trust in Christ
    • We know Him
    • We love Him
    • We trust Him
  • Basis of our righteousness
    • We look at self — we find sin
    • We look at the law — we find the curse
    • We look at Christ — we find salvation
      • He died
      • He arose
      • He atoned
• Conclusions
  • We must be careful not to drift back under the law
  • We must be careful not to rest on our works or performance
  • We must always trust in Christ only
  • We must always believe that His sacrifice is greater than my sin
  • We must always seek to follow Christ by enabling of Holy Spirit
  • Christ is now our life

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