More on Leviticus 18.5

Following my quotation of Leviticus 18.1-5:

The legal principle of the covenant of works is sometimes expressed by the phrase: “Do this and live,” while the principle of gospel obedience is: “Live and do this.” Stating the difference this way is true enough but incomplete because this legal principle is also used evangelically to articulate the idea that progression in holiness is commensurate with experiencing life. Therefore, we do because we live and we do so that we may live.

Read the rest at Do and Live or Live and Do? « Patrick’s Pensees.

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