The Content of the Law (2) – A Kingdom Catechism

The Content of the Law (2)

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 together for justice. (Lev. 18:1-5; Deut. 16:18-20)

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 Gospel, the redeemed must labor to understand how the civil laws apply in our day. (1 Cor. 5; 1 Cor. 9:3-12; Jas. 5:1-4)

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 Israelite priesthood and the inauguration of our great High Priest, Jesus Christ. (Heb. 7-10)

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.

Editor’s note: The use of a translation other than the Authorised Version in an article does not constitute an endorsement in whole or in part by The Christian Observer.