"The Cancellation" - 2

 "For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof." (Hebrews 7:18 KJV)

  "Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed." (Galatians 3:23 NLT)

 As for this title about a cancelation, we should all know by now that God will always keep His law, as it is non-negotiable, as are the promises of God, which are everlasting. So what has been canceled has to do with us, not anything that we can do, but what God does that involves us. This is something that the prophets and early writers of the Holy Scriptures knew, but they also realized that it was for a time in the future, not something that was going to take place in their time. 

 We also should know that the sacrifices that were presented in the Temple did nothing to take away sin, but was more of a covering, as if God winked, so to speak, excusing the sin, because an offering could not take away sin; therefore, allowing Him to give mercy. Again, I will compare this to something we should all be familiar with, that of credit cards and debit cards: as those before Christ came had used the credit card to cover sins; but we who believe in Him after the cross, we are given debit cards, that never run out!  

 Regardless, everyone who believes is given the same grace; those who came before were saved when Jesus entered into their resting place, preaching the Good News to all who died before the cross. And we, who are alive, (so to speak,) have been given the opportunity to receive the same grace, without having to work or give sacrifices, because it is a gift of God...

"Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had. They have to obey their guardians until they reach whatever age their father set. And that's the way it was with us before Christ came. We were like children; we were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this world. But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, "Abba, Father." Now you are no longer a slave but God's own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir." (Galatians 4:1-7 NLT)