{"id":317,"date":"2013-01-17T09:58:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T16:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholebible.com\/blog\/?p=317"},"modified":"2013-05-22T17:23:14","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T23:23:14","slug":"which-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholebible.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/17\/which-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Law?"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Whole Bible Christianity’ chapter 1 ‘Which Law?’<\/p>\n

Some people limit The Law to the first five books (the Pentateuch), which they call the \u2018Law of Moses.\u2019 Other people will divide the Law of Moses into three (unbiblical) sections (civil, ceremonial, and moral) and say only the \u2018moral laws\u2019 count. There are the people who think there are ten Laws, and those who think there are only two laws now (love the Lord and love each other). Then we\u2019ve got the red letter people, telling us to pay attention to only red letters. Lastly, there are people who think the Law is imaginary, or merely spiritual, and as long as we think we are obeying then we must be really obeying.<\/p>\n

Whole Bible Christians, as the name implies, say that every word from the mouth of God is Law (Deuteronomy 8:3<\/a>, Matthew 4:4<\/a>). It is plain to us that The Law is every word that He speaks from Genesis to Revelation. We believe \u201call of the above\u201d when it comes to His Law. It is more than just three sections or five books. It\u2019s all moral. Red letters, black, purple, or whatever, don\u2019t matter. Every word is read and followed literally as much as we can.<\/p>\n

His Words (and Law) are intimately woven around history and God\u2019s dealings with men. There is no avoiding the Word, whether we call it Law or something else. Most of this book is about the Law because most of His book is about the Law. The subject of His whole Law (commands, statutes, charge, ordinances, etc.) is mentioned thousands of times in the Word, as well as related subjects such as obeying His voice (Genesis 22:18, 26:5<\/a>; Exodus 19:5<\/a>), hearing His voice (John 10:16, 27, 18:37<\/a>; Revelation 3:20<\/a>), ears that don\u2019t hear and eyes that don\u2019t see (Jeremiah 5:21, 6:10<\/a>; Ezekiel 12:2<\/a>; Mark 8:18<\/a>). His Word and His Law is the same thing.<\/p>\n

You’ve heard it said that the Law isn\u2019t for Christians. That it\u2019s been \u2018fulfilled\u2019 by Jesus and therefore eliminated. That we \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d the Law. Or maybe just \u201cthe Ten\u201d apply (or maybe just 9 or 8 or 2). I cover a bunch of those anti-biblical teachings in chapter 6<\/a>. But when you read the Word, the whole thing seems to be directed at every believer. Now you\u2019re thinking, \u201cWhat in the world is going on?\u201d because you\u2019ve been told so much different.<\/p>\n

I understand. It happens a lot. But let me assure you \u2013 all of His Law really does apply to everyone, all the time, everywhere (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14<\/a>). Jesus talked a lot about the Law. He gave it, established it, and lived it. He did not abolish it (Matthew 5:17-19<\/a>). It is part of the gospel (Hebrews 4:2<\/a>), and it is unequaled as a lifestyle and discipleship method. We don\u2019t have to follow the Law, we get to. The message of the Bible, from the Garden to Jesus to you and me, is do what God says.<\/p>\n

46\u201cFor if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. 47\u201cBut if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?\u201d (John 5:46-47<\/a> NASB95)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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