1 Corinthians 9:20,21 The word “under”. Strongs G1722 a good rendering is, give self wholly to, whereas the word “having, follow, outside or without” as in various translations is Strongs G459 it does not mean the gentiles were not under the law but that they just didn’t keep it. The gentiles did not “wholly give themselves to the law”. There is only one definition for sin under the law, violating the Ten Commandments. There isn’t one law for Jews and another for gentiles. If gentiles were not under the law then they couldn’t sin, but yet…Romans 3:9,19 Romans 4:15 put gentiles under sin just as Jews. It is ignorance to say that the gentiles are not under the law because this would mean they could not sin.
When Moses made the covenant of the law with Israel he said, Deuteronomy 29:14,15 “those not with them there that day”, was everyone else in the world.
Israel was to be a model nation, an example to the world of a people who GOD blessed abundantly and other nations were to see this and desire the same blessings Deuteronomy 28:1,210 Anyone desiring these blessings were required to become an Israelite and were to treated as one born in the land. Exodus 12:48,49 Isaiah 56:6,7 Leviticus 19:33,34 What GOD was doing with Israel was proselytizing in order to bring the world under HIS law but Israel failed miserably and eventually GOD divorced them.
Even though Israel failed the record of their experiences is recorded in the scriptures as well as the 613 commandments. This system of laws has never been changed or altered and is the same today and all unconverted people are condemned to death by them. The only way to escape this death is Christ.
The tables of stone on which the Ten Commandments were written contained only the Ten Commandments, the thou shalt nots, but said nothing about if thou did and violated them. This is where the book of the law of Moses enters as it proscribed the punishment for the violation of the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments were the statutes and the law of Moses contained the judgments. This is the whole law all 613 Commandments of the Torah. Anyone that voluntarily puts themselves under the Ten Commandments is under the entire law and Jesus did not abolish one jot or tittle of the law. Matthew 5:17,18 The unconverted people are all under the law anyway until the come to Christ. GOD will judge all people either by the law or by faith and grace. The church is being judged today to found worthy because we will not be judged after Jesus returns but before, before the saints are changed. 1 Peter 5:17 Hebrews 12:25 1 Corinthians 11:31,32 2 Thessalonians 1:5 The Laodiceans are neither cold or hot, that is being a church of GOD are obviously not under the law but they have also neglected the covenant of faith and grace and this produces a problem with judgment. Therefore they must not love their lives unto death and be willing to buy gold tried in the fire of the great tribulation, they must be martyred and those who are will be in the first resurrection with GODS elect saints. Those who do not will perish in the tribulation. These people quenched and grieved the Holy Spirit to the breaking point and disqualified themselves for salvation.
So, I hope the reader can see that everyone is under the law except the church and that law and grace are the two methods GOD uses to judge humanity.
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