A Program for the Divine Economy – A Kingdom Catechism

A Program for the Divine Economy

A Kingdom Catechism

The Law of God outlines the program of the divine economy.

Q 1:  What is the Law of God?

A 1: The Law of God is God’s program, which Jesus fulfilled, for bringing into being a people holy and blameless before Him in love. (Eph. 1:3, 4; Rom. 7:12; Matt. 5:17-19)

Because the Law is from God it necessarily reflects His character and concerns. The Law expresses the holy character of God and shows men how they must live together in ways that reflect the bond of love which unites the Persons of the divine Trinity. Men, being sinful, are inclined to love themselves first of all and, typically, at the expense of others. The Law of God runs contrary to humankind’s natural sinfulness and, thus, provides a program of righteousness, peace, and joy which brings the reality of God and His glory into the affairs of a fallen world.

But sinful people will have no heart for God’s Law unless and until God gives them one (cf. Deut. 5:29; 30:1-10; Ezek. 36:26, 27). Sinful men will always resent and resist the rule of God over their lives, even though submitting to that rule is the way of true love and justice. Jesus Christ is thus the key to breaking free of the bonds of sin in order to live in true freedom and love, in the power of God’s Spirit, according to God’s Law and all His Word. God by His grace woos and wins people to Himself so that they recognize and embrace the work of Jesus Christ for their salvation and own Him as Savior and Lord.

All who come to know God through Jesus Christ find the Law of God, which Jesus fulfilled, to be holy and righteous and good. They gladly embrace the Law of God as the instrument of God’s Spirit for working out their salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12, 13; Ezek. 36:26, 27). For all who believe and follow Jesus, the Law marks out the pathway to Kingdom greatness in a world which, though fallen, has been, and is being, reconciled to God through Jesus Christ (1 John 2:1-6).

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, 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.