have followed Luther in advocating this limited use of Old Testament law for Christians. For example, William Thompson writes, “The point of Christ’s death and resurrection is that on the cross he satisfied the demands of the law. Paul put the argument insightfully and elegantly in Romans 8:2. ‘For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death.’ … The intent of the law in Christian theology is to awaken us to our distance from the will and purpose of
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