God's Law Made Easy

The immediate contextual setting of Paul's statement suggests he is dealing with 'the Law'as that which separates the Jewish race from the Gentiles. In the very verse in question Paul states: 'to the Jews I become as a J…

Some decry the law as an imposition of religion. But all law imposes religion in that law is necessarily religious, for all law is an expression of morality.

This idea of 'becoming a Jew'indicates ceremonial distinctives are in view rather than moral ones. No one 'becomes a Jew'by not killing, not committing adultery, or not coveting (keeping the moral aspects of the Law). Th…