The Law and Nonbelievers (2) – A Kingdom Catechism

The Law and Nonbelievers (2)

Q 25: How does the example of believers benefit nonbelievers?

A 25: Believers who sanctify Christ as Lord and walk according to His Law demonstrate hope and work for justice and righteousness in the world. (1 Pet. 3:15; 1 Jn. 2:1-6; Mic. 4:1-5; Jer. 29:7; Deut. 16:19, 20)

Q 26: How do believers work for justice and righteousness?

A 26: Believers work for justice and righteousness when they walk in obedience to God’s Law and strive to realize the standards of God’s Law in civil society. (1 Jn. 2:1-6; Dan. 4:27; Matt. 14:1-4)

Q 27: How should believers proclaim the Law of God to nonbelievers?

A 27: Believers proclaim the Law of God as a prelude or precondition for the proclamation of the Gospel. (Matt. 19:16-22; Rom. 3:19-31)

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).

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