What Use is the Law - Part 1
What Use is the Law - Part 1
Synopsis
Mark continued with Lesson 3, How Does the Law of God Reflect Godâs Character, in the Series: A Trial Lawyer's Brief on Biblical Law: A Reflection of Godâs Character. God gave Israel signs to show they were separate from the nations. This showed the national identity of Gods people. Common questions arise: 1) Is the Old Testament Law applicable to Christians today? 2) What parts of the Old Testament are applicable today? 3) What is the justification for accepting parts of the Old Testament as binding, but not others? Mark began to share various answers and positions of people, with two covered in this lesson.
- Bad answer #1: The law doesnât apply to Christians because it was nailed to the cross. But they belong together. Paul wrote in 2nd Timothy 3:16-17 confirming OT laws. The law was never given for people to be saved by it. Because itâs Impossible. We need to read the law with understanding. Jesus came to fulfill the law. God's law never becomes void.
- Bad answer #2: âThe moral section of the Old Testament Law is binding on believers, but not the âotherâ sections.â What sections are moral? Who determines this? Too often we decide what is appropriate by what we feel instead of God.