Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Freedom and God's Moral Law?

The Greek word for Law is 'nomos'

When one speaks about God's laws what is brought to mind? If one was to study the laws of the OT one could break them down into three categories.

1. Civil Laws - the law of government of Israel.
2. Ceremonial Laws - These surround the special offerings and sacrificial offerings and how they were to be presented. They also dealt with the clothing of the priest and random other issues.
3. Moral Laws - these laws are embodied in what we know as the Ten Commandments.

Let us focus just on God's Moral Law.

So I ask the this question: Are we free from God's Moral law?

Can you remember the The Commandments? Lets summarize Exodus 20:3-17

1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain;
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother:
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8.Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Read through these laws and ask yourself, are we free to ignore any of them?

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