"For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written CURSED IS EVERYONE THAT DOES NOT CONTINUE IN ALL THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK TO DO THEM" Galatians 3:10
The law is not a bunch of individual laws. The law is one entity. It is the whole law. This why James said, "For whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one point he is guilty of all" James 2:10.
The Pharisees dabbled in the law. This is why Jesus said to them, "Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy and faith: these you ought to have done and not to leave the others undone" Matthew 23:23. They were tithing right down to the mint in their gardens, but when it came to judgment, mercy and faith they failed. They were not keeping the whole law and were under the curse. "Cursed is everyone that does not do all things that are written in the book of the law.
The book of the law was the Torah. The Jews took the 10 commandments and the ordinances and came up with over 600 laws and rules for holy living. Jesus reprimanded them for doing that. There are more than 600 laws and rules in the Old Testament. There are probably more like 2000 laws and rules. Chances are they picked out the ones that they liked and the weightier ones they discarded.
"As many as are of the works of the law" refers to all who rely upon obedience to the Mosaic Law as a means of winning divine approval (salvation). To be under the curse is to be subject to God's wrath and condemnation. "Continueth" is explained by "to do", which means to obey. The recipient of divine wrath is "everyone" who, believing salvation can be obtained by meritorious works, fails to obey the law perfectly. Complete obedience to the law is impossible for sinful man, Acts 15:10; James 2:10. All who attempt to secure salvation by the works of the law are doomed. (Taken from my Bible notes).
The law is not a bunch of individual laws. The law is one entity. It is the whole law. This why James said, "For whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one point he is guilty of all" James 2:10.
The Pharisees dabbled in the law. This is why Jesus said to them, "Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy and faith: these you ought to have done and not to leave the others undone" Matthew 23:23. They were tithing right down to the mint in their gardens, but when it came to judgment, mercy and faith they failed. They were not keeping the whole law and were under the curse. "Cursed is everyone that does not do all things that are written in the book of the law.
The book of the law was the Torah. The Jews took the 10 commandments and the ordinances and came up with over 600 laws and rules for holy living. Jesus reprimanded them for doing that. There are more than 600 laws and rules in the Old Testament. There are probably more like 2000 laws and rules. Chances are they picked out the ones that they liked and the weightier ones they discarded.
"As many as are of the works of the law" refers to all who rely upon obedience to the Mosaic Law as a means of winning divine approval (salvation). To be under the curse is to be subject to God's wrath and condemnation. "Continueth" is explained by "to do", which means to obey. The recipient of divine wrath is "everyone" who, believing salvation can be obtained by meritorious works, fails to obey the law perfectly. Complete obedience to the law is impossible for sinful man, Acts 15:10; James 2:10. All who attempt to secure salvation by the works of the law are doomed. (Taken from my Bible notes).
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