----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H Dorrington" <hjdinfl@...>
> So Scripture was wrong in declaring that there are none righteous by 
> observing the law,
> no not one?

No, it was right.  No person ever born after Adam has had the possibility of 
keeping the law's demands to perfection.

> "Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the 
> law; rather, through the law we became >conscious of sin. But now a 
> righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the 
> Law and the >Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through 
> faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no >difference, for all 
> have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely 
> by his grace through the >redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God 
> presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood."

This is just as true as Romans 10, Leviticus 18, Nehemiah, Ezekiel, 
Galatians 3, etc. etc.

> Chad says: "Yes, and the scriptures (Romans 10, Leviticus 18, Nehemiah 9, 
> Luke 10,
> Galatians 3, etc.) also tell us that Abraham was only righteous through 
> perfect obedience to the law."
>
> No it doesn't.

Yes it does.  All of those verses apply to every man ever born (see Romans 
3).  Romans 3 is the antecedent for Romans 10.

>See Romans 10:10; Gal 3:5 "Does he do it by the works of the Law or by the 
>hearing of faith? Just as Abraham believed >God by faith and it was counted 
>to him for righteousness." Leviticus 18 and Luke 10 don't even mention 
>Abraham!

So what?  Abraham was a man.  The lawyer was a man.  Romans 10 is universal.

Chad Bresson
Xenia, OH