Unique and Only Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (2) “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image ...
The Self-Revealing God Uses of the Law: Make Known the Character of God (1) Then Moses said, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say ...
A Constant Guide Uses of the Law: The Law Defines Sin (7) Psalm 119:9-11 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, ...
Even to Unbelievers Uses of the Law: The Law Defines Sin (6) Matthew 14:3, 4 For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have ...
How Shall They Know? Uses of the Law: The Law Defines Sin (5) Romans 7:7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet ...
Guilt, Shame, Fear Uses of the Law: The Law Defines Sin (4) John 16:8 “And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment…” We know that sin is lawlessness; thus, the Law of God is a reliable means for helping us to understand what is and ...
The Importance of Conscience Uses of the Law: The Law Defines Sin (3) Hebrews 9:14 …how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. The Scriptures teach that the soul, or the ...
Written on Our Hearts Uses of the Law: The Law Defines Sin (2) Romans 2:14, 15 For when the Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the work of ...
Putting the Spotlight on Sin Uses of the Law: The Law Defines Sin (1) 1 John 3:4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. It’s not surprising that, in many churches today, we don’t hear much talk about sin. After all, if we have no use for ...
Not According to the Gospel Uses of the Law: Unlawful Uses (7) 1 Timothy 1:8, 11 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully…in accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted. Any teaching of the Law of God apart from ...