8.6 The Law of God in the time New Testament                       

 

1. By means of what did the Jews come to know God's will?
Romans 2:17-18
17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
18 And knowest His will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

 

2. What did they have in the law?
Romans 2:20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

 

3. What did Jesus say concerning His attitude toward the law?
Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

 

4. What did He teach concerning the stability of the law?
Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

 

5. What did He teach when He emphasized the importance of keeping the law?
Matthew 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

 

6. What did Christ say to the rich young man that he had to do to enter into life?
Matthew 19:17 And He said unto him, Why callest thou Me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

7. What did Jesus answer when He was asked which commandments?
Matthew 19:18-19
18 He saith unto Him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

8. Does faith render the law void?
Romans 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

 

9. How is the law fulfilled?
Romans 13:8-10
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

 

10. What kind of mind is not subject to the law of God?
Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

 

11. What proves that the law forms an undivided whole?
James 2:10-12
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
11 For He that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

12. How is sin defined?
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

 

13. How can we know that we love the children of God?
1 John 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep His commandments.

 

14. What is the love of God declared to be?
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous.

 

15. How is the church of the last days described?
Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.