Torah and Law

The Greek word anomos means without law, and should be distinguished for the other Greek word anomos (with an omicron at the end, not an omega). This anomos is used twice in Romans 2:12. “For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law . . .” This is referred to the Gentiles who sinned, even though they were not under Torah. Not being under Torah does not remove you from the authority of God’s law absolutely. The only reason men perish at all is that they are lawbreakers, which means that no one is apart from the law, period. But the Gentiles were apart from the peculiar Mosaic applications of God’s eternal law.