WE UPHOLD THE LAW? | ROMANS

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"Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law." ROMANS 3:31
Many people use this scripture to try and keep believers under law, claiming that Paul says that we are supposed to uphold the law as Christians. But is this what the apostle Paul is really saying here, especially when you look at the context of his words?

[@scottejohnson3270]

Such an amazing commentary for my devotion today. Three years later… thank you!

[@BooTemp-gp8di]

AMEN my brother keep it up AMEN!!!

[@keithgrey3277]

I could not thank you enough this, perfect explanation

[@indo3052]

What if I was raised a different way than you so that my understanding of love is different. That’s why one should fully understand and read the Torah so that they know what love is

[@walkingwithpaul449]

Amen!

[@NO-ww8tn]

Amen man. I was skeptical of Paul, until I saw that verse. Paul wanted us to uphold the Law, because we love God. Because God gave us His Grace, His Justification. We are Justified by our faith and belief in our Lord's Love for us, which He demonstrated on the Cross. But we become Righteous by keeping all of His Divine Law.

[@cosminfrunza1054]

What about keeping the Sabbath (the fourth commandment)? Isn't this part of the Law as well?

[@ChickenSaladBritt]

Read the book of Hebrews. The contexts was the early Jewish-Christians were being persecuted but the romans (Judaism was tolerated in Rome at the time while Christianity wasn’t. Those believers were scared and wanted to go back into their Jewish practices) Hebrews not only comforts them (and us ) of the complete work and High Priestly work of Jesus Christ. The believers at the time wanted to go back to their Judaism but Hebrews told them to not harden their hearts to the revelation and finished work of Christ. It was by belief/faith that they entered into God’s rest. And In unbelief would cause them to be outside His rest. Hebrews makes the parallel of entering in God’s sabbath rest through belief in Him and what His precious son Jesus’ completed work. As God finished creation on the seventh day He rested in satisfactory of his work, as Jesus fulfilled, cleansed us, filled us with his spirit etc etc, we rest in satisfaction of his work. “It is finished” after all. Those things were shadows of things to come, the substance found in Christ.

[@walkingwithpaul449]

You are 100% correct! As believers in the God of Israel, we must uphold the law - all of it!

[@ChickenSaladBritt]

@Michael Staggs woah, that’s insulting. My salvation isn’t based off my doings but the complete work in Christ Jesus. Do you question the finished work of Christ? Was his job not good enough? I try my best to surrender to word of the Lord, trying my best to sincerely live for him each day because I love him so much, and he loves me so much and he loves you so much! no matter how hard I try salvation can’t be bought by works only faith and trust in Jesus. For it is grace through faith that we are saved, not of works, least we boast. I’m just trying to make Jesus my everything. And I ask/pray that the Holy Spirit guides to do so, and correct as he sees fit.

[@ChickenSaladBritt]

@Michael Staggs if that’s the case you are also a worker of lawlessness. All of have fallen short of the glory of God. All I can say instead of pointing fingers is I am sincerely trying my best to put my Lord Jesus Christ YHWH first in my life and above all things. He gets the glory. The Bible also teaches that there are different covenants. If the Holy Spirit needs me to have correction I pray that he guides me in his truth. Love fulfills the law of Christ Matthew 22:39-40, Galantians 6:2, Galantians 5:22-24 . I love the Word of God, and I am trying to understand it more. I could very well be wrong on things here and there, but I ask God bear with me as I try to understand. There’s a lot in my life I’ve repented of, took out of my life and stay away from for them sake of the Lord. And I’m growing and learning as you are as well. I’ll let the Holy Spirit be my teacher John 14:26 . I’m praying for us both brother, I hope you have a blessed day and may the spirit of God guide us both!❤

[@ChickenSaladBritt]

@Michael Staggs I’d also like to add I am not against a physical 7th day rest. We can have both sabbaths! Physical sabbath and rest in the Lord in the Sabbath! :-)

[@budcurtis4512]

Good teaching!

[@f_s_m]

Through faith we uphold the law [Romans 3:31], faith is expressed through love [galatians 5:6], love fulfills the law [Romans 13:10]

[@f_s_m]

@Michael Staggs you sure do seem to know alot about love

[@f_s_m]

@Michael Staggs Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, 1 Corinthians 13:4

[@f_s_m]

@Michael Staggs is that why you deleted the comment of you calling me stupid? The Lord bless you brother.

[@f_s_m]

@Michael Staggs okay

[@haganhere5592]

The Law of God teaches you how to love God and love your neighbor.

[@BozzleyOfficial]

Exactly.

[@StayVWI]

Deep

[@brandonsims9725]

What does if you love me keep my Commandments mean

[@BingoNamo-gb8pz]

Feed my sheep. Love one another. As I have loved you so you must love one another. The only way to love Jesus is to love the body of Christ. “As you’ve done it to the least of these you’ve done it unto Me.”

[@bobbythornz]

What about the shabbat? Everything else was mentioned but that one. The ONLY one God said to "remember" and keep Holy. After all, when that 24 hour period was blessed and sacrificed, it was during creation. It wasn't given to mankind until moses came about. What's your view on keeping Sabbath not for the law sake but for the Lord of the Sabbath's sake, who is our Lord and Savior Yahshua the Messiah of Nazareth???

[@ChickenSaladBritt]

Read the book of Hebrews. The contexts was the early Jewish-Christians were being persecuted but the romans (Judaism was tolerated in Rome at the time while Christianity wasn’t. Those believers were scared and wanted to go back into their Jewish practices) Hebrews not only comforts them (and us ) of the complete work and High Priestly work of Jesus Christ. The believers at the time wanted to go back to their Judaism but Hebrews told them to not harden their hearts to the revelation and finished work of Christ. It was by belief/faith that they entered into God’s rest. And In unbelief would cause them to be outside His rest. Hebrews makes the parallel of entering in God’s sabbath rest through belief in Him and what His precious son Jesus’ completed work. As God finished creation on the seventh day He rested in satisfactory of his work, as Jesus fulfilled, cleansed us, filled us with his spirit etc etc, we rest in satisfaction of his work. “It is finished” after all. Those things were shadows of things to come, the substance found in Christ.

[@walkingwithpaul449]

You 100% correct!

[@rodneyprimal652]

What are your thoughts on the Sabbath? Is it regards to the law? I have a friend that will use this is an argument maybe??

[@Jericho-xs3ju]

that mean we still uphold the sabbath. Because we love God and want to please him. As an act of worship

[@brianplassan2793]

And don't you need the law written within the bible to help you confirms what is wrong and what is good? What law has God wrote in the hearts of his children ? Love! But how to define this love ? The commandements is the express charactor of the law giver... His eternal law pure and holy is written in the hearts...

[@uthredson8000]

"Jewish practices". That's wrong. First of all God Gave HIS commandments to the people whom He has a covenant with. First he gave them to Israel not just the tribe of Judah ( Jews ). Now that we are part of His Covenant we uphold HIS law, that includes The Sabbath and HIS law.

[@walkingwithpaul449]

Amen!

[@NorthernGate777]

If we are free from the law of sin and death , we will know it . We will not need a man to tell us what our status is. The law is sent to us to reveal our true sin. Only the Spirit of God can reveal sin. One's real sin is hidden until a person submits to God and Him alone, not to earthly wisdom. What most people think is sin is something made up by scholars who keep God's children in bonds. The gospel is something that frees us from the fear of man - any man!

[@AdamPlayFarms]

The old covenant called perfect and a delight to follow in the Bible you think is powerless? Jesus didn't come to start a new religion and do away with Judaism. The new adds to the Olds promises. Not voids them. What did Jesus do or say that makes you think He came to delet the old? He said he did not come to do that. Deuteronomy 14 says not to allow anyone change the law. It is a forever ordinance. You have to learn your old testament better before you can really understand Paul and the rest of the New testament

[@matilda95.]

What exactly is "the Law" in this verse? Is it the 10 commandment or is it the whole mosaic law? And why should we keep the 10 commandmends but not all 600

[@robinhoffeld7584]

It is the Mosaic law in reference in this verse Just like iniquities is lawlessness. As in without Mosaic law...

[@Stefan-X24]

What are you saying? Are we suppose to keep the 10 commandments, yes or no?

[@randsollie7921]

The law was made for a sinful man. When you understand Grace, you don't need a law to tell you to not kill or steal or commit adultry. 1 Timothy 1:9-10 Grace was the biggest thing that ever happened to me. Nobody ever loved me like Jesus loves me. He carries my picture in His wallet.

[@hugoramirez7510]

We had grace from the start. 1 Timothy 1:5-8

[@randsollie7921]

@@hugoramirez7510 really? When Moses came down the mountain with the 10 Commandments, 3000 people were killed. When the Pentecost had fully come and the Holy Spirit fell, 3000 people were saved. The first miracle Moses did was to turn water into blood, signifying death. The first miracle Jesus did was to turn water into wine, signifying life and celebration. From the time the Jews left Egypt, there is not a single account of any of them dying, until after the 10 commandments were given. Sin is not imputed when there is no law. It was Grace before the law, and they should have stayed with that, instead of saying (in pride) that they can do ALL that He commands.

[@remisofola5703]

@@hugoramirez7510. You don't have grace under the Law. Romans 6.14.

[@hugoramirez7510]

@@remisofola5703 so you are saying Messiah didn't keep the law and told us to follow His steps? He taught from Torah He is Torah He didn't say the opposite. The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever. Psalms 111:10 NKJV bible.com/bible/114/psa.111.10.NKJV Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14 NKJV bible.com/bible/114/rev.22.14.NKJV Over and over it says to keep His commandments if you Love Him is misinterpreted you are saying? I don't think so my friend. as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. II Peter 3:16 NKJV bible.com/bible/114/2pe.3.16.NKJV (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of Yah, but the doers of the law will be justified; Romans 2:13 NKJV bible.com/bible/114/rom.2.13.NKJV Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. I John 3:4 NKJV bible.com/bible/114/1jn.3.4.NKJV. 458 anomía (from 1 /A "not" and 3551 /nómos, "law") - properly, without law; lawlessness; the utter disregard for God's law (His written and living Word). 458 /anomía ("lawlessness") includes the end-impact of law breaking - i.e. its negative influence on a person's soul (status before God).

[@hugoramirez7510]

@@remisofola5703 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John 3:4 KJV bible.com/bible/1/1jn.3.4.KJV This KJV version clearly states what apostles knew and were taught from Messiah Yahshua. HalleluYAH🙌. I am a hole bible believer not just half like the epistles wrote and apostles believed in.

[@kiwihans100]

Why would Paul spend almost the entire chapter 3 of Romans stressing that FAITH in Christ will result in forgiveness of sins and NOT works of Law. Please folks dont 'cherry pick' one verse from the bible if all the others in a chapter say different! Look the greek word for 'establish' is HISTEMI which can mean to 'establish' or confirm. Paul uses the same word in chapter 10:3 where some were "going about to ESTABLISH their own righteousness". The syntax of the sentence suggests that this is an on going situation that these ones have felt for some length of time. They are trying to 'confirm' thy are 'righteous! So in 3:31 Paul is saying that by exercising FAITH they are 'confirming' the Law was good, right and led them to Christ ( see Ga 3:24) If it wasnt for God's Law to the Jews there would have been no "Shadow leading to the Christ" ( Heb 10:1) So that "Christ is the END of the Law, its fulfillment! This is well illustrated by remembering that the day of atonement which was part of the 'law' pointed to the "lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the World ( See John 1:29 ). Since there were 600 Laws given exclusively to the Jews ( Paslm 147:19,20) to 'keep the law' today is not possible since by secular law one cant be 'stoned' ( poss in some lands still!) Bulls & goats are not slaughtered by us at a temple! Theer is No levitical priesthood ( all legal records were destroyed by the Romans in AD70), so the 'law' is ALL the law which if one disobeyed ONE they were guilty of all. Every year atonement was needed for sins proving that trying to keep the law was not possible because we are all sinners! Thus God sent the Messiah, Jesus Christ who came to save us to "fulfill the Law" as he said himself! ( Matt 5:17). So Paul as Jew was showing that the Law was all part of what lead to Christ and when we show that faith, we have benefitted or 'established' the validity and purpose of the Law. But as Paul says we are not under the law now!

[@jenniferlauriemunoz-malini4929]

Wohooo! Very well explained in 4minutes👏🏻 I listened to it 3x already. So good! Thanks Ryan! Im saving this🤓

[@RyanRufusNNM]

Hey that's awesome!

[@jenniferlauriemunoz-malini4929]

@@RyanRufusNNM Listening to more in the 🚗

[@Jericho-xs3ju]

It sais the new covenant would be for the house of Judah and the house of Israel

[@Michael-osas]

AMEN. Thank you brother Ryan,God bless you 🙏✝️🙏

[@ianmaina9261]

God bless you for sharing

[@АтанасХристов-ъ8ю]

That was so good explanation! Thanks😁

[@andresbenavides1768]

Thank you brother

[@remisofola5703]

We love without the Law, the commandment of God springs from love. We are not under the Law, as we are under grace, otherwise sin will have dominion over us - Romans 6.14.

[@codyalexander3290]

Not true

[@remisofola5703]

@Michael Staggs. You are ignorant, this is what happens to legalists that are blinded by the Law. God has several commandments that are different, the true Christian follows the commandment that God gave through Christ and not the one one given to Moses for Israel.

[@remisofola5703]

@Michael Staggs. John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. I hope that you receive the Holy Spirit who is not with the legalists like yourself, only the Spirit reveals the truth - John 16.13. The sad thing with legalists like yourself is that you think you know things but the opposite is the truth.

[@remisofola5703]

@Michael Staggs. John 16:13 New American Standard Bible 1995 13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.

[@remisofola5703]

@Michael Staggs.Hahahaha. The biblical definition of truth is the Torah!!!!, this nonsense, I have to say that you are clueless. Why don't you look into a dictionary if you don't know the meaning a a word instead of waffling.

[@DV77737]

Amen

[@fcastellanos57]

Yes, what you say is true. This LOVE is very misunderstood. We have to have a certain capacity to LOVE as taught by Jesus Christ in the parable of the talents, for us to be able to fulfil the Law, and this Love has to grow by obedience to the leadings of the Spirit. This is not a human kind of love but this love is actually explained in 1 Corinthians 13. We are not under the Law but we are under grace, which means, Love will allow us to fulfil the Law of God.

[@hugoramirez7510]

So 1 John 5:2-3 is wrong and every other verse that says keep my commandments if you love me. Tons of verses saying just that there are good. (Deuteronomy 13:3-4) (John 5:39-42) You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of me. But you are not willing to come to me that you may have life. "I do not receive honor from men. But I know you, that you do not have the love of Elohim in you.

[@fcastellanos57]

@Tableú Keeping God Commandments is not what LOVE is. Keeping God’s commandments result in us growing spiritually and producing the fruit of the Spirit which is LOVE, it is more than an emotion it is a force that gives us spiritual life and permanent spiritual fulfillment.

[@yahn9781]

, OMG HUGE CLICKBAIT

[@Christy-mw9sc]

I don't know why this is so hard for some to understand. Well, yes I do. They're DECEIVED.

[@remisofola5703]

Jesus did not command us to fulfil the Law, I must say that you are advocating what is contrary to the truth and the gospel. Jesus commanded us to have faith in him and to obey his commandments, not the Law. To say that if we don't follow the Law we will be sinning like committing murder, adultery and the like, is false. The law of Christ forbids these. Those who are not under the Law commit these sins too.

[@Milkmilk725]

The ten commandments are part of the law. When does it say we dont have to keep the law.

[@remisofola5703]

@@Milkmilk725. The 10 commandments is the central part of the Law, but true Christians are not under the Law. You are deceived this is the fact of legalists like you.

[@brandonsims9725]

What does if you love me keep my Commandments mean

[@colingr318]

The commandment that fulfills all laws is the love commandment given by Jesus.

[@walkingwithpaul449]

Do the commandments he did: the commandments of the Father - all of them! That’s what Jesus means.

[@brandonsims9725]

Paul said if it weren't for the law, I wouldn't know what sin was. Also he called the law good. Also when the gentiles came to synagogue he gave them four torah laws to practice until they came back next Sabbath. The law is still a good guide. Loving people is ambiguous. God's definition of love can be vastly different from humans. I get what you're saying, but the law still God's commandments. He is unchanging. The same yesterday today and forever. Blessings to you and yours