Thematic Bible: The law of God
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Delighting in God » Saints' experience, in » The law of God
BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!
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(Psalms 1–41)
who does not follow
or take
or join a group
and my counselors.
for I take pleasure in it.
The law of God » Blessedness of keeping
and can receive whatever we ask from Him because we keep His commands and do what is pleasing in His sight.
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The one who keeps His commands remains in Him, and He in him. And the way we know that He remains in us is from the Spirit He has given us.
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א AlefHow happy are those whose way is blameless,
who live according to the Lord’s instruction!
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who live according to the Lord’s instruction!
The law of God » Requires perfect obedience
For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written: Everyone who does not continue doing everything written in the book of the law is cursed.
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For whoever keeps the entire law, yet fails in one point, is guilty of breaking it all.
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And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
The law of God » Man cannot render perfect obedience to
for there is no one who does not sin
and You are angry with them
and hand them over to the enemy,
and their captors deport them to the enemy’s country
whether distant or nearby—
who does good and never sins.
The law of God » Requires obedience of the heart
He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
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and You teach me wisdom deep within.
The law of God » Given » Through the ministration of angels
You received the law under the direction of angels and yet have not kept it.”
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Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise was made would come. The law was put into effect through angels by means of a mediator.
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For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,
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The law of God » Is the rule of life to saints
To those who are without that law, like one without the law—not being without God’s law but within Christ’s law—to win those without the law.
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For you are called to freedom, brothers; only don't use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. For the entire law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself.
The law of God » Man cannot be justified by
and everyone who believes in Him is justified from everything that you could not be justified from through the law of Moses.
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For we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
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For no one will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.
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The law of God » Saints » Freed from the bondage of
Therefore, my brothers, you also were put to death in relation to the law through the crucified body of the Messiah, so that you may belong to another—to Him who was raised from the dead—that we may bear fruit for God.
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But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old letter of the law.
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For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under law but under grace.
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The law of God » The wicked » Forsake
When Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he abandoned the law of the Lord—he and all Israel with him.
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The Lord said, “It is because they abandoned My instruction that I set in front of them and did not obey My voice or walk according to it.
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The law of God » Christ » Explained
He said to him, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important commandment. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. read more.
All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."
All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."
The law of God » Saints » Have, written on their hearts
that I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, says the Lord:
I will put My laws into their minds
and write them on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be My people.
“Instead, this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days”—the Lord’s declaration. “I will put My teaching within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people.
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The law of God » Saints » Love
The law of God » The wicked » Refuse to hear
I am about to bring disaster on these people,
the fruit of their own plotting,
for they have paid no attention to My word.
They have rejected My instruction.
deceptive children,
children who do not want to obey the Lord’s instruction.
The law of God » Given » To the israelites
and set up a law in Israel,
which He commanded our fathers
to teach to their children
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. Do not have other gods besides Me. Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. read more.
You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers' sin, to the third and fourth [generations] of those who hate Me, but showing faithful love to a thousand [generations] of those who love Me and keep My commands. Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will punish anyone who misuses His name. Remember to dedicate the Sabbath day: You are to labor six days and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work-you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the foreigner who is within your gates. For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy. Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not give false testimony against your neighbor. Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do not covet your neighbor's wife, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers' sin, to the third and fourth [generations] of those who hate Me, but showing faithful love to a thousand [generations] of those who love Me and keep My commands. Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will punish anyone who misuses His name. Remember to dedicate the Sabbath day: You are to labor six days and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work-you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the foreigner who is within your gates. For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy. Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not give false testimony against your neighbor. Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do not covet your neighbor's wife, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
The law of God » Saints » Delight in
For in my inner self I joyfully agree with God’s law.
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so that I may live,
for Your instruction is my delight.
The law of God » Love is the fulfilling of
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
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Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.
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The law of God » Described as » Perfect
renewing one’s life;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
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The law of God » Given » Through moses
When He finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God.
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The law of God » Gives the knowledge of sin
For no one will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.
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What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.
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The law of God » All men have transgressed
Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.
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What then? Are we any better? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin,
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The law of God » Man, by nature, not in subjection to
For the mind-set of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not submit itself to God’s law, for it is unable to do so.
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For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions operated through the law in every part of us and bore fruit for death.
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The law of God » Obedience to » Of prime importance
Circumcision does not matter and uncircumcision does not matter, but keeping God’s commands does.
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The law of God » It is man's duty to keep
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is: fear God and keep His commands, because this is for all humanity.
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The law of God » Obedience to » A characteristic of saints
So the dragon was furious with the woman and left to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and have the testimony about Jesus.
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The law of God » Punishment for disobeying
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You. They flung Your law behind their backs and killed Your prophets who warned them to turn them back to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. So You handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. In their time of distress, they cried out to You, and You heard from heaven. In Your abundant compassion You gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the power of their enemies.
The law of God » Given » To adam
And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die."
The law of God » Saints » Pledge themselves to walk in
join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the law of God given through God’s servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commands, ordinances, and statutes of Yahweh our Lord.
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The law of God » Saints » Freed from the curse of
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, because it is written: Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.
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The law of God » Designed to lead to Christ
The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith.
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The law of God » Described as » Truth
and Your instruction is true.
The law of God » Saints » Lament over the violation of by others
because people do not follow Your instruction.
The law of God » The love of, produces peace
who love Your instruction;
nothing makes them stumble.
The law of God » To be used lawfully
But we know that the law is good, provided one uses it legitimately.
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The law of God » Described as » Exceeding broad
but Your command is without limit.
The law of God » Saints » Pray for power to keep
and I will obey it
and follow it with all my heart.
The law of God » Saints » Pray to understand
wonderful things from Your instruction.
The law of God » Christ » Came to fulfil
The law of God » Saints » Keep
and I obey Your instruction.
The law of God » Christ » Magnified
to magnify His instruction and make it glorious.
The law of God » Is absolute and perpetual
The law of God » Described as » Holy, just, and good
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.
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The law of God » Described as » Spiritual
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am made out of flesh, sold into sin’s power.
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The law of God » The wicked » Refuse to walk in
and refused to live by His law.
The law of God » The wicked » Cast away
and as dry grass shrivels in the flame,
so their roots will become like something rotten
and their blossoms will blow away like dust,
for they have rejected
the instruction of the Lord of Hosts,
and they have despised
the word of the Holy One of Israel.
The law of God » Saints » Should make the subject of their conversation
Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.
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The law of God » Saints » Should remember
“Remember the instruction of Moses My servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
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The law of God » Given » To noah
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.
The law of God » Is the rule of the judgment
All those who sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all those who sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
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The law of God » Conscience testifies to
They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts will either accuse or excuse them
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The law of God » Established by faith
Do we then cancel the law through faith? Absolutely not! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
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The law of God » Works wrath
For the law produces wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.
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The law of God » Obedience to » A test of love
For this is what love for God is: to keep His commands. Now His commands are not a burden,
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The law of God » Described as » Not grievous
For this is what love for God is: to keep His commands. Now His commands are not a burden,
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The law of God » Described as » Pure
making the heart glad;
the command of the Lord is radiant,
making the eyes light up.
The law of God » Sin is a transgression of
Everyone who commits sin also breaks the law; sin is the breaking of law.
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The law of God » The wicked » Forget
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I will reject you
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your sons.
The law of God » Saints » Prepare their hearts to seek
Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
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The law of God » The wicked » Despise
The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Judah
for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord
and have not kept His statutes.
The lies that their ancestors followed
have led them astray.
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for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord
and have not kept His statutes.
The lies
have led them astray.
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