The Preaching and Teaching of God’s Law (2) – A Kingdom Catechism

The Preaching and Teaching of God’s Law (2)

Q 34: Does the Law then serve only to convict nonbelievers of their sin?

A 34: The Law convicts nonbelievers of their sin but then it guides them in the path of holiness, righteousness, and goodness. (Rom. 3:31; Rom. 7:12)

Q 35: How does the Law relate to the salvation of the Lord?

A 35: Through obedience to the Law believers work out their salvation, and all its benefits, by walking in love as Jesus walked. (Phil. 2:12, 13; 1 Jn. 2:1-6; 1 Jn. 5:1-3)

Q 36: How do we as believers learn to work out our salvation in this way?

A 36: As believers we work out our salvation by meditating in God’s Law, hiding it–and all God’s Word–in our hearts, and living in obedience to its teaching. (Ps. 1; Ps. 119:9-11; Matt. 22:34-40)

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.