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Originally Posted by mfblume
Amen. And that's my point. Anyone unregenerate cannot rise above this level of carnality, and therefore cannot keep law. No one could be spiritual before the new covenant.
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Genesis 6:9 states that Noah was perfect "blameless" in his generation.
Genesis 17:1 has God commanding Abram to walk before Him blamelessly.
Job 1:1 also claims that Job was blameless and upright in God's sight.
Luke 1:6 states that Zechariah and Elizabeth blameless, righteous in God's eyes, and that is attested to them observing all the Lord's commands with His decrees blamelessly.
While all of the above were blameless they still had to believe in the Messianic hope. The law didn't grant them salvation, because they understood that the law was only carrying them to the schoolmaster. Once the schoolmaster appeared, and only then, would they get what they were searching for.
Luke 2:29-32 "Now you are releasing your servant, Sovereign Lord, according to your word, in peace; For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples: a light for revelation of the Gentiles, and glory of Your people Israel." Simeon waited day and night, because he understood the Torah's promise
Psalm 119:174.
Simeon like all the other remnant who came before him knew that the Law was good, if one used it legitimately. They understood like the Apostle Paul it was only a schoolmaster to lead one to the Master. Therefore once the Master came He, removed the flaming sword, and opened the doors to Eden
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