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From: "H Dorrington" <hjdinfl@...>
> Maybe this is the problem of letting a theological system interpet the
text?

Scripture interpreting scripture is not a "system".

> You say Christ was flesh and bones exactly like us and His active
obedience earn us our justification although Scripture >says "by the deeds
of the law no flesh will be justified."

"Flesh" in that context is fallen man (Romans 3:10) and his inability to be
justified.  Was Christ fallen?  No... he is a second Adam on probation.

> You say Christ earned us righteousness through obeying the law

Yep.

>and then your quote says "Righteousness with God does >not come through
obeying the law."

For fallen man, righteousness with God does not come through obeying the
law.  Righteousness for "man" in his unfallen state does come through the
law (Romans 10:5).  The whole point is ability/inability and has nothing to
do with the law itself.

> Paul makes it clear that "now the righteousness of God apart from the law
is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and >the Prophets" "Apart from" not
because of. It's not implied or inferred but stated that its "apart from"
the law. Even >Schriener says "people
> become righteous before God through faith in Jesus Christ's atoning death,
which liberated God's people from sin's >bondage and satisfied God's
righteousness." I would agree here with Schriener!

You only agree because you're selective in what you agree with.  The
Schreiner quote is in support of the law as a life giver for those who could
keep it (Romans 10, Galatians 3, Lev. 19, etc. etc.).  Your problem is with
Paul who says both are true (righteousness cannot be obtained through the
law - Romans 3, righteousness must be obtained through the law - Romans 10).

Chad Bresson
Xenia, OH