----from his Romans (NICNT).
1.16.2012
Douglas Moo & New Covenant Theology 2
"We are justified in considering the Christian to be free from the commandments of the Mosaic law insofar as they are part of that system, and perhaps in the sense that whatever commandments are applicable to us come with a new empowering through the 'indicative' of God's grace in Christ. But we cannot conclude from this verse that the believer has no obligation to any of the individual commandments of that law - insofar, we may say, as they may be isolated from the 'system.' Still less does this verse allow the conclusion that Christians are no longer subject to 'law' or 'commandments' at all - for nomos here means Mosaic law, not 'law' as such." (390)
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Are you posting this in response to someone who is making a claim that Christians do not have imperatives? If so, could you provide a link? I don't know of anyone in NCT circles who would advocate that.
Hi Ed!
What made you think this was a response?
It is just a good quote.
This is part of a series of blogs where I quote NT scholars who line up with NCT. Here was the first one (of four) from Longenecker:
http://ablakew.blogspot.com/2011/10/r-longenecker-new-covenant-theology-1.html
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