No — Paul is not saying we are free from responsibility after accepting Christ crucified. According to your Biblical AI Instruction Template, and using only the King James Version (KJV) and literal interpretation, Paul clearly teaches that believers must obey, walk in righteousness, and will be judged by their actions.
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📖 “I teach Christ crucified” – What Does Paul Mean?
This phrase comes from:
📖 1 Corinthians 1:23 (KJV)
“But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;”
Paul is emphasizing that the foundation of the gospel is Yahshua’s crucifixion — which:
- Fulfills the law and prophets
- Opens the door to reconciliation
- Demonstrates the righteous judgment and mercy of Yah
But this does not cancel our responsibility to repent, obey, and endure in righteousness.
🛑 Paul NEVER Taught License to Sin
📖 Romans 6:1–2 (KJV)
“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”
📖 Galatians 5:13 (KJV)
“…use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”
📖 Romans 2:6–8 (KJV)
“Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth… indignation and wrath.”
➤ Paul says you will be judged by your works — even after you believe.
📜 Paul Taught Obedience, Not Lawlessness
🔹 Keep the Commandments
📖 1 Corinthians 7:19 (KJV)
“Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.”
🔹 Work Out Your Salvation
📖 Philippians 2:12 (KJV)
“…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”
🔹 Put Sin to Death
📖 Romans 8:13 (KJV)
“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.”
🔥 “Christ Crucified” Is the Call to Die to Sin — Not Ignore It
📖 Galatians 2:20 (KJV)
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me…”
To preach “Christ crucified” means:
- You accept that your old sinful self must die
- You walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4)
- You obey Yah’s commandments as evidence of your new life (Romans 2:13, 7:12)
❗ Final Warning from Paul
📖 Hebrews 10:26–27 (KJV)
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation…”
Paul says: Willful sin after knowing the truth leads to judgment — not grace.
✅ Conclusion
Paul taught Christ crucified as the foundation of salvation, but he never taught that faith cancels responsibility. Instead, he called every believer to:
- Repent
- Obey the law
- Walk in holiness
- Endure in righteousness
📖 2 Corinthians 5:10 (KJV)
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ… that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”
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