Who fulfills the righteousness of the Law, and how do they gain that position?
The righteousness of the Law is fulfilled in believers who are now in Christ. They gain this position by believing the Gospel, not by placing themselves back under the Mosaic Law. The Law was holy and righteous, but weak and beggarly for bondage, while grace is the believer's standing.
Les explains that the righteousness, or full purity, of the Law as God first gave it was perfect, holy, and righteous. That righteousness is fulfilled in us who are believers, who have now enjoyed that position in Christ. This position in Christ is gained by believing the Gospel. In Galatians, Paul argues that Gentile believers were not under the Mosaic Law but under grace. The Law was weak and beggarly, yet they thought they wanted to return under it, and Paul strongly warns against going back to that bondage once grace has been tasted.
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
In whom is the righteousness of the Law fulfilled?
The righteousness of the Law is fulfilled in us who are believers, who have enjoyed that position in Christ. It is fulfilled in those who have gained that position by believing the Gospel, not in those who remain under the weak and beggarly elements of the Mosaic Law.
How do we gain our position in Christ?
Our position in Christ is gained by believing the Gospel, not by returning to the weak and beggarly elements of the Mosaic Law. Scripture says believers enjoy that position in Christ, and as a result, the righteousness of the Law is fulfilled in us who are now in Christ and have experienced salvation.
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Can the righteousness of the law be fulfilled in us as Grace Age believers?
The righteousness of the law, which is perfect from God's point of view, can now be fulfilled in us as Grace Age believers.