The King under the Law Law Matters: The Law and the King (3) God’s King must rule in full obedience to His Law. “And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. And it ...
The King and the Law Law Matters: The Law and the King (2) God’s King must be a man of the Law. “And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. And it shall ...
The Coming King Law Matters: The Law and the King (1) The promised Kingdom has a remarkable King. “The scepter shall not depart from Judah nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.” Genesis 49:10 (ESV margin) God had promised Abraham ...
Not According to the Gospel Law Matters Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully…in accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted. 1 Timothy 1:8, 11 Any teaching of the Law of God apart from the Gospel of the Kingdom ...
To Control Others Law Matters “But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” John 7:49 I suspect that one reason, perhaps the primary reason, most Christians today want little or nothing to do with the Law of God, and practice a studied ignorance of it, is that the Pharisees knew ...
A Substitute for Sound Teaching Law Matters The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to be teachers of the law…. 1 Timothy 1:5, 6 We might ...
Vaunt Not Law Matters Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions. 1 Timothy 1:6, 7 It is unlawful not to use the Law of God. ...
No Righteousness but Christ’s Law Matters If, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17 The righteousness of Jesus Christ is the basis ...
Not unto Salvation Law Matters For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, so that no one may boats. Ephesians 2:8, 9 Many contemporary Christians apparently cannot think about the Law of God ...
Unlawful Not To Law Matters Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully…. 1 Timothy 1:8 The Law of God, Paul explains, is good if one uses it lawfully. This suggests that there are unlawful uses of the Law, and it would seem to be a good idea to ...