To Expose the Sins of Men Uses of the Law: To Clarify the Gospel (1) “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.” John 15:22 We have seen that the Law of God is ...
Just Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (7) “The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.” Deuteronomy 32:4 The scale is an excellent symbol for justice, which helps us to understand why ...
Wise Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (6) “Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ ...
Good Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (5) And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31 The very meaning of “good” inheres in the character of God. Repeatedly, in Genesis 1, God paused to reflect on His work of creation, declaring ...
Holy and Loving Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (4) “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of ...
Sovereign Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (3) The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a god merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of ...
Unique and Only Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (2) “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image ...
The Self-Revealing God Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (1) Then Moses said, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say ...
A Constant Guide Uses of the Law: The Law Defines Sin (7) Psalm 119:9-11 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, ...
Even to Unbelievers Uses of the Law: The Law Defines Sin (6) Matthew 14:3, 4 For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have ...