15-Law Of God - RSV

1. Heaven's Eternal Code of Conduct.
Psalms 111:7-8 The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy, [8] they are established for ever and ever, to be performed with _faithfulness_ and _uprightness_.

2. The Law Brings Guilt and Drives Us to Jesus.
Romans 3:20 For no human being will be _justified_ in his sight by works of the law, since through the law comes _knowledge_ of sin.

3. God's Law Leads to Conversion.
Psalms 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, _reviving_ the soul; the _testimony_ of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;

4. Keeping God's Law Brings Great Reward.
Psalms 19:11 _Moreover_ by them is thy servant warned; in _keeping_ them there is great reward.

5. The Law Does Not Bring Salvation.
Romans 6:14 For sin will have no _dominion_ over you, since you are not under law but under _grace_.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through _faith_; and this is not your own _doing_, it is the gift of God--

6. Grace Does Not Give Us Liberty to Break God's Law.
Romans 6:15 What then? Are we to sin _because_ we are not under law but under grace? By no _means_!

7. Sin Is Defined As Breaking God's Law.
1 John 3:4 Every one who _commits_ sin is _guilty_ of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

8. Sin Separates Us From God.
Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the LORD's hand is not _shortened_, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; [2] but your _iniquities_ have made a _separation_ between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you so that he does not hear.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is _eternal_ life in _Christ_ Jesus our Lord.

9. When We Are Saved by Faith We Want to Keep God's Law.
Romans 3:28-31 For we hold that a man is _justified_ by faith apart from works of law. [29] Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, [30] since God is one; and he will justify the _circumcised_ on the ground of their faith and the un_circumcised_ through their faith. [31] Do we then _overthrow_ the law by this faith? By no means! On the _contrary_, we uphold the law.

Hebrews 10:17 Then he adds, "I will _remember_ their sins and their _misdeeds_ no more."

10. Love Leads Us to a Desire to Obey.
John 14:15 "If you love me, you will _keep_ my _commandments_.

11. Not Keeping God's Commandments Shows That Something Is Lacking.
1 John 2:4-5 He who says "I know him" but _disobeys_ his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him; [5] but _whoever_ keeps his word, in him truly love for God is _perfected_. By this we may be sure that we are in him:

12. Jesus Offers to Write His Law in Our Hearts.
Hebrews 8:10 This is the _covenant_ 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_, and I will be their God, and they shall be my _people_.

13. Even the Desire to Do Right Comes From God.
Psalms 40:8 I delight to do thy _will_, O my God; thy law is within my _heart_."

14. God's Last Day People Keep the Commandments Through Faith.
Revelation 14:12 Here is a call for the _endurance_ of the saints, those who keep the _commandments_ of God and the faith of Jesus.

15. God's Remnant, Like the Faithful of All Ages, Keep His Law.
Revelation 12:17 Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the _commandments_ of God and bear _testimony_ to Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.

Next Bible Study: 16-Questions Regarding God's Law

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