Covenant Theology Part 7b

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I. How de we define Law biblically.The Law is not the timeless moral will of God (whatever God demands of us)Rather, the Law is the Sinai covenant, given in the form of a typological republication of the Adamic covenant of works.II. CHRIST FULFILLS THE COVENANT OF WORKSChrist, as the Second Adam and the promise seed, fulfilled both the Covenant of Works and the Covenants of Promise (2 Cor 1:20, Eph 2:12, Gal 3:16,29)Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness. The end of the Law means fulfillment that abrogates. (Rom 10:4)III. ARE BELIEVERS UNDER THE LAW?Believers have been set free from the Law by means of their union with Christ in his death. The Law has jurisdiction over a person only as long as he is alive (Rom. 7:1; Gal. 2:19).Because we have died with Christ, we are "not under law" (Rom. 6:14-15; 7:4-6; 1 Cor. 9:20; Gal. 3:23-25; 4:4-5, 21; 5:18). This means we are free from its condemnation and from its commanding authorityIV. BELIEVERS ARE NOW UNDER THE LAW OF CHRISTThis freedom from the Law does not mean that believers have been set free from all ethical standards. We are not anomos but ennomos Christou, "under the Law of Christ" (1 Cor. 9:21; Gal. 6:2). Having died to the Law, we have been married to another (Rom. 7:4).This law is called also the New commandment (John 13:34), The royal law (James 2:8) charity (2 Peter 1:7) The great commandment (Matt 22:36)V. WHAT IS THE LAW OF CHRISTThe Law of Christ is not vague or nebulous. It has been revealed in the indicative and the imperative, which is given concrete expression in the ethical teaching of Jesus (e.g., the Sermon on the Mount) and in the apostolic exhortations to live in accordance with our union with Christ (e.g., Eph. 4-6; Col. 3, etc.).Although the Law of Christ is not identical with the Law of Moses, it does reach back to the Law of Moses in order to bring over those aspects of its teaching that are rooted in God's righteous nature and man's creation in God's image.VI. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANTIt’s the only way to walk in true victory and holiness (Rom 7:1-6)
For further study read Lee Irons paper here