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

The Uses of the Law (2)

Q 16: Of what use are the Ten Commandments?

A 16: The Ten Commandments instruct us in the general principles for practicing love for God and for our neighbors. (Matt. 22:34-40)

Q 17: Are the Ten Commandments of any other use?

A 17: As a guide to love, the Ten Commandments provide direction in interpreting the rest of Scripture and in guiding every aspect of the life of faith. (Matt. 22:34-40; 1 Jn. 5:2, 3; 1 Cor. 7:17-19)

Q 18: How are the Ten Commandments related to Jesus, the Redeemer?

A 19: Jesus fulfilled the Ten Commandments and all the Law of God, by perfectly obeying all that God requires for salvation and eternal life, and by bearing all the wrath of God which the Law threatens those who disobey it. (Matt. 5:17-19; 1 Jn. 5:1-6; Rom. 6:23)

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.