The Use of the Civil Laws A Kingdom Catechism Seek the spirit, not the letter, of the civil laws. Q 15: How are the civil laws useful? A 15: The civil laws provide precepts, principles, cases, and examples to guide us in applying the Ten Commandments to our lives in community. (Ruth ...
The Use of the Ceremonial Laws A Kingdom Catechism The ceremonial laws of Israel still guide us today. Q 14: How are the religious or ceremonial laws useful? A 14: The religious or ceremonial laws demonstrate the holiness of God and, by foreshadowing Jesus Christ, teach us to find redemption in Him. (Heb. 7-10) The ...
The Guiding Principle A Kingdom Catechism We must approach the Law with a view to learning from it. Q 13: Which parts of the Law are useful for these purposes? A 13: All the Law of God, being perfect, sure, right, pure, and true, is useful for God’s purposes, but not in the same ...
The Uses of the Law of God A Kingdom Catechism The Law continues to be useful for the life of faith. 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 ...
The “Weakness” of the Law A Kingdom Catechism God overcame the weakness of the Old Testament Law. 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, ...
The Purpose of the Law A Kingdom Catechism The purpose of God’s Law is to teach men the ways of love. 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 Ceremonial Laws A Kingdom Catechism The ceremonial laws guided ancient Israel in the ways to love God. Q 9: What are the religious or ceremonial laws? A 9: The religious or ceremonial laws guided ancient Israel in the proper ways of loving and worshiping God; these have passed away with the cessation of ...
The Validity of the Civil Laws A Kingdom Catechism The civil laws contain abiding principles of justice and neighbor love. Q 8: Are these civil laws still valid today? A 8: The civil laws of Israel are still valid in principle. Under the teaching of the Holy Spirit, and in the grace of the ...
The Civil Law A Kingdom Catechism The civil laws are guides to neighbor-love. Q 7: What is the place of the civil laws in the Law of God? A 7: The civil laws, based on the Ten Commandments, guide the redeemed of the Lord in understanding how they must love one another and work ...
The Ten Commandments in the Law A Kingdom Catechism The Ten Commandments are the cornerstone of God’s Law. Q 6: What is the place of the Ten Commandments in the Law of God? A 6: The Ten Commandments are the constitutional foundation and basis of all the Law of God, and of all the ...