Freedom From The Law - Dustin Compbell
Teachers
Lesson Summary
The class began with a unifying prayer and a practical activity that encouraged participants to sit with someone new, emphasizing community and openness. Dustin Compbell then addressed the central theological question, “What does it take to be saved?” He highlighted Paul’s teaching in Galatians that there is only one gospel and warned against reverting to a works‑based righteousness. By citing Galatians 3:10, Romans 8:1‑4, and Romans 3:23, he demonstrated that the law cannot perfect humanity and that salvation is rooted in Christ’s work, not in human effort or moral codes. Through vivid illustrations—such as modern ethical slogans, a humorous push‑up challenge, and the example of Abraham’s faith—Dustin clarified that reliance on the law is flawed because it demands perfection we cannot achieve. He affirmed that believers are freed from the law’s constraints, called to live by faith, and encouraged the group to apply this freedom by serving Christ and uplifting one another. The lesson concluded with a call to let this freedom shape everyday interactions and worship at Linder Road Church of Christ.
Key Scriptures
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, sinful flesh having done, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, and do them."