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Does Jesus Free Us for Lawlessness?

No, that is not possible, since Scripture teaches that the “lawless one” will one day “be revealed, whom the Lord [Jesus] will kill with the breath of his mouth and render powerless by the manifestation of his coming.” (2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19:15) Jesus and the “lawless one” are directly opposed to one another.
This is apostolic teaching to which Sacred Scripture bears witness; it is, therefore, irreformable teaching. The Church cannot bless, sanctify, or even attempt to sanctify lawlessness; instead Christ calls us to “repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:15)
Elsewhere Jesus taught that he has not come to

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