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Biblical Theology / Torah, Law & Grace
Torah, Law & Grace
How divine instruction, covenant obedience, grace, and Pauline law language fit together.
How do law and grace belong together?
Questions about Torah reach beyond a choice between legalism and a law-free faith. These studies examine divine instruction within the story of a people redeemed by grace, the covenant setting of obedience, and the language Paul uses when discussing law and Messiah. Read the texts in their literary and historical settings, distinguish the author’s argument from competing interpretations, and follow the connections between Sinai, prophetic renewal, and life in the Spirit.
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Reading 1
Begin with the canonical framework
An overview of law, grace, and the unity of divine instruction.
The Organic Architecture of Divine Instruction: Promise-Plan Theology, the Unity of the Law, and the Canonical Coherence of ScriptureReading 2
Examine the believer’s relationship to Torah
Work through the disputed question of continuity in the New Covenant.
Torah and the BelieverReading 3
Test a frequently quoted Pauline text
Consider the argument about “not under law” in Romans 6:14.
Beyond Antinomianism and Legalism: An Exegetical and Canonical Critique of “Not Under Law” (Romans 6:14) within the Architecture of God's Promise-PlanQuestions to Explore
- What does Torah mean within the life of an already redeemed community?
- How should Pauline statements about law be read alongside Jesus’ teaching?
- What changes, and what continues, with new-covenant fulfillment?
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Choose a question or follow the suggested sequence above. Each link opens an article guide with a route to the complete study on Substack. Watch and Listen resources are available there where provided.
Foundations and covenant instruction
- The Organic Architecture of Divine Instruction: Promise-Plan Theology, the Unity of the Law, and the Canonical Coherence of Scripture
- Torah and the Believer
- The Torah as Prophetic Narrative
- Sinai, the “Ministry of Death,” and the Promise-Plan
- Between Script and Spirit: A Messianic Jewish Perspective on Biblical Authority, Cosmic Warfare, and the Enduring Torah
Paul, grace, and Christian freedom
- Beyond Antinomianism and Legalism: An Exegetical and Canonical Critique of “Not Under Law” (Romans 6:14) within the Architecture of God's Promise-Plan
- Grace, Law, and the Myth of Ethical Anemia
- Reclaiming the Narrative: Covenantal Obedience, the Promise-Plan, and the Jewish Foundation of Pauline Soteriology
- Defining Christian Freedom: Law, Gospel, and the Teleological Recovery of Human Liberty
- The Law of Liberty
Jesus, kingdom law, and purity
- The Architecture of Covenantal Fidelity: Reconstructing Matthew 5:17–20 and the Polemic of Law Abolishment within the Promise-Plan of God
- Torah and the Coming Kingdom
- The Hermeneutical Foundation of Torah Validity
- The Architecture of Kingdom Law
- Mark 7 Deconstructed: Exegetical, Grammatical, and Canonical Foundations of Purity in the Divine Promise-Plan