Corpus-Paul

[Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>]

At 11:47 AM 1/12/2005, you wrote:
> Jim, I think Paul recognized that the Mosaic law came
> to an end or was rendered inoperative with Christ
> (Rom.10:4). Thus I don't think Paul saw the Mosaic law
> as binding on the Christian any longer. Paul saw
> himself as not being under the law, "though I myself am
> not under the law" (1 Cor.9:20), but that he was under
> a new law, the "law of Christ" (1 Cor.9:21)which I take
> to mean the new covenant law.

When Paul speaks of "not being under law" Isn't it the case that he is 
talking about the ceremonial law?  Or would Paul also have seen himself as 
outside [ potentially even 'above' ] the moral law too?

Thanks

Jim


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