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The law of any government reflects the character of the ones who runs it. Let us see here a better picture of God in His law
Should people depend on their obedience to the law for justification?
The law doesn’t justify Legalists, who depend on obedience to law for justification from sin, are building their hopes on an unbiblical assumption. The purpose of the law is only…
Should we keep the Holy Convocations?
Thank you for your question Francois. It is a lot of details, but I appreciate the details because it helps understand kind of more of your thinking where you’re coming…
Does justification by faith abolish the law?
Paul wrote, “Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law” (Romans 3:31). Justification by faith shows God’s esteem for His…
If people are saved by grace why did Paul teach we need to “establish the law”?
The apostle Paul wrote in his epistle to the Romans, “Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law” (ch. 3:31).…
Does the Bible differentiate between God’s moral Law and Moses ceremonial law?
The Bible made a clear distinction between the law of the Ten commandments and the ceremonial law of Moses. Moses wrote, “And he declared unto you his covenant, which he…
Did the Ten Commandments exist before Moses?
God’s moral law of the Ten Commandments was originally given at creation. It existed as long as sin has existed (Romans 4:15). But when the Israelites were enslaved in pagan…
Shouldn’t we keep the spirit of the law not its letter?
Paul wrote, “who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life”…
Did Jesus replace the Ten Commandments with a “new” commandment?
It is sometimes assumed that Jesus replaced thew Ten Commandments with a new commandment. Rather, Jesus said that all God’s commandments are summed up by the principle of love. “‘You…
Were God’s people allowed to spend their tithes on food and feasting (Deut. 12:5-7)?
“But you shall seek the place where the LORD your God chooses… There you shall take … your tithes… And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and…
What were the responsibilities of the nearest kin in the Jewish law?
In Judaism, there were laws and traditions concerning transfer of property, protecting inheritance, providing for the poor, and for those that were misjudged. Of these laws, several important responsibilities laid…
