Scripture — Romans 13:8-14 “Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” (Romans 13:10) If we really loved one another, we could forget all the other commandments. For, indeed, love fulfills the … [Read more]
Good Reasons for Civil Laws
Scripture: Exodus 21:33-22:15 “And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein; The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall … [Read more]
Christ Has NOT Freed Us from Some Laws
Scripture: Leviticus 19:18-37 “Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.” (Leviticus 19:28) Why are strange commands like these in the Bible? Do we have to obey them? Yes. Many of … [Read more]
Our Laws Can Be Too Much
Scripture — Matthew 23:1-15 “All therefore whatsoever they (the teachers of the law) bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.” (Matthew 23:3) The teachers of the law and the Pharisees were … [Read more]
Love Leads to Obedience
Scripture — Psalm 119:1-16 “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” (John 14:15) I remember learning this verse in our church Sunday school class. It is certainly a good verse for boys to learn; but keeping God’s commands is a good plan for … [Read more]
Law is Not Enough
Scripture — Romans 12:9-21; 13:8-10 “Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8) To help my students think about the relationship between love and God’s law, I would ask them, … [Read more]
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