GeneZ
Well-known member
The Law is legalism. Not grace. It was supposed to be.It's always been grace since Eden.
The Law was given to transform and isolate the Jews from the rest of the world. Transform overt behavior as to be an example of how a nation should be run. It became a stark contrast when compared to what Satan was producing in his nations of people.
The Law did not give salvation. It gave those who were saved a means to know what to live by as to make them different and better than what Satan was producing in his pagan nations of depravity. God was showcasing "His system" to govern vs Satan's inferior way to lead men.
The Law was given to the nation of Israel which was to function as a theocracy. The Law was not given to eternally save someone. It was given to those who had believed in Jehovah and it became a way for them to live to make them be isolated and stabilized in the Devil's world.