Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes (v. 4). That's good news. But I also know that Jesus told us he did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). Is it just me, or is there some real tension there? The reality that we are wholly unrighteous and in need of the righteousness of Christ in order to be reconciled to a Holy God, and yet we are to wholeheartedly pursue righteousness, fueled by God's grace and empowered by the Holy Spirit....sometimes it all makes my head hurt.
One thing there's no doubt about is the call to share this good news. "How, then, they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?" (v. 14)
"As it is written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!'" (v. 16).
May all our feet be beautiful as we live with our eyes on Jesus.
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