Working to Implement God’s Law

Working to Implement God’s Law

A Kingdom Catechism

Christians must work to establish the Law in their communities.

Q 26:    How do believers work for justice and righteousness?

A 26:    Believers work for justice and righteousness when they walk in obedience to God’s Law and strive to realize the standards of God’s Law in civil society. (1 Jn. 2:1-6; Dan. 4:27; Matt. 14:1-4)

It is not enough for Christians to obey the Law of God as they submit to the teaching of God’s Spirit (Ezek. 36:26, 27) and follow in the path that Jesus walked (1 Jn. 2:1-6). The Law of God is holy and righteous and good for all men, and if we love our neighbors as Christ loves us, we will do everything in our power to bring the benefits of God’s love to bear on their lives.

Thus, not only must believers practice the Law of God in their lives and communities, but they must also teach the Law and work for its implementation in the laws and policies of the nations where they reside, for only thus can the peace and order of such societies continue to increase.

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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.