“For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.”
Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: 'The person who does these things will live by them.' — The citation of Leviticus 18:5 illustrates law-righteousness: ποιέω (poieō, "do") the ἐντολή (entolē, "commandments") and ζῆν (zēn, "live"). The law offers life as reward for perfect observance. Yet perfection is impossible (as Romans 7 established); law-righteousness leads to death.
Church Fathers on Romans 10:5
“For Moses,” he says, “describes the righteousness which is of the Law.” What he means is this. Moses shows us the righteousness ensuing from the Law, what sort it is of, and whence. What sort is it then of, and what does it consist in? In fulfilling the commandments. “He (R.T. the man), that does these things,” He says, “shall live by (or in), them.” Leviticus 18:5 And there is no other way of becoming righteous in the Law save by fulfilling the whole of it. But this has…
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