Part of the Gospel – A Kingdom Catechism

Part of the Gospel

A Kingdom Catechism

The Law is indispensable to the Gospel.

Q 32: Is the Law then part of the Gospel?

A 32:   The Law is part of the Gospel in that people must acknowledge their sin unto repentance before they can believe the Gospel, and by the Law is the knowledge of sin. (Acts 2:29-38; Rom. 7:7)

Jesus, in response to the young man asking what he must do in order to be saved, proclaimed the Law of God (Mark 10:17ff). This was not so that the young man might satisfy himself that his own righteousness could save him, but precisely to reveal chinks in the armor of his presumed righteousness, and to lead him to look to the only One Who is truly good and able to save.

In the Gospel we proclaim Jesus as the One Who saves sinners. But we must also help those to whom we proclaim the Good News to understand that they are sinners, and that Jesus has provided all the righteousness they require in order to find favor with God. To do this, we must proclaim the Law of God as part of the Good News of the Gospel.

In addition, in helping new believers to “find their footing” on the path that Jesus walked, we must help them to see the importance of the Law and all the Word of God for guiding them in the way of the righteousness of 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.