A Heart to Obey – A Kingdom Catechism

A Heart to Obey

Q 10: Why did God give this Law to His people through Moses?

A 10: God gave His Law to His people so that they might love and fear Him, dwell together in the fullness of life and love, and bear witness to the nations. (Deut. 6:4-6; Lev. 18:1-5; Lev. 19:18, 19; Deut. 4:1-8)

Q 11: Were the people of Israel able to fulfill God’s purpose for giving them His Law?

A 11: The people of Israel failed to realize the purpose and promise of God’s Law because, in the main, they did not have a heart disposed to obey God. (Deut. 5:29; Jer. 31:31, 32; Deut. 30:6-10)

Q 12: Since we cannot obey the Law unto salvation, is the Law of no use?

A 12: Not at all; the Law is useful to show us our sin, point us to Christ, and guide us in the practice of holiness. (Rom. 3:31; Rom. 7:7; Gal. 3:19-26; Rom. 7:12)

Reading and meditating on the Law of God is every believer’s duty and privilege (Ps. 1). Order your copy of The Law of God, a compendium of the commandments and precepts of God’s Law, by going to www.MyParuchia.com, point your browser to “Publications,” then click on the drop-down option, “Waxed Tablet Publications.”

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore.

T.M. Moore is editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001,2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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