The Law Mediator
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THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
FOCUS ON THE LOVE OF GOD
You shall have no other gods before me,
You shall make no idols,
You shall not take the Lord’s name in vain, and
Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
FOCUS ON OUR LOVE FOR OTHERS
Honor your father and mother,
You shall not commit murder,
You shall not commit adultery,
You shall not steal,
You shall not bear false testimony, and
You shall not covet.
Deuteronomy 30:15–20
See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Five contributions that the Law makes.
The Law discloses God’s character.
The Law clarifies the standard
The Law revealed our sinfulness.
The Law provides for atonement.
The Law guides us in righteousness.
Matthew 5:17–20
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
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