And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?