Does Paul teach believers to stop obeying Torah in Galatians 3?

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The Teaching argues that Paul rejects law-keeping as a means of justification, not obedience itself.

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Galations 3

This Teaching examines Galatians 3 through the distinction between justification by faith in Yeshua and obedience to Torah. The speaker argues that Paul does not abolish the Law but rejects reliance on law-keeping to earn righteousness or salvation. He points to Abraham’s faith, the blessing of the nations, the curse associated with failing to keep the Law, and Messiah’s redemption from that curse. He interprets Leviticus 18:4–5 as describing the benefit of living by God’s instructions and uses a driver’s manual analogy to explain the Law as a tutor: its principles are internalized rather than discarded. The Teaching closes with Jeremiah 31 and Romans 2 on the Law written on the heart. These are the speaker’s interpretations of disputed Pauline passages.

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