… having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness …
Summary: Understanding what it means to have our “legal indebtedness” canceled requires an understanding of the law.
We know from previous passages that Paul often mixes metaphors with reality. We also know it can be hard to tell the difference. This passage presents us with the same question: Is Paul speaking literally or metaphorically?
The concept of “legal indebtedness” depends on the existence of law. Without laws, nothing is illegal.
God’s law is like that. God doesn’t need a legislature to confirm his laws or a police force to enforce them. All God has to do is speak, and his words become law.
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