God's Good Rules for Life
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In this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss the law of God from Westminster Confession of Faith chapter 19. They explain the moral, ceremonial, and civil laws; why believers are not under the law’s condemnation; and why God’s commands remain a good guide for Christian life, wisdom, and joyful obedience.
Scripture mentioned:
Romans 6:1-2 (ESV) - Grace does not give believers permission to continue in sin
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/6/1-2/s_1052001
John 14:15 (ESV) - Love for Christ is expressed through obedience to his commands
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/14/15/s_1011015
Psalm 19:7 (ESV) - The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/19/7/s_497007
Psalm 1:1-3 (ESV) - The blessed person delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/1/1-3/s_479001
Exodus 20 (ESV) - The Ten Commandments as a summary of God’s moral law
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/exo/20/1/s_70001
Genesis 2:2-3 (ESV) - The Sabbath is established before Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandments
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/2/2-3/s_2002
Genesis 4:8-10 (ESV) - Cain’s murder of Abel shows moral guilt before the Mosaic law
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/4/8-10/s_4008
Genesis 1:26-27 (ESV) - Humanity is created in God’s image, grounding the discussion of creation and moral order
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/1/26-27/s_1026
Genesis 2:16-17 (ESV) - God commands Adam in the garden before the old covenant law at Sinai
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/2/16-17/s_2016
Romans 2:14-15 (ESV) - The work of the law is written on the hearts of the Gentiles
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/2/14-15/s_1048014
Psalm 119:105 (ESV) - God’s word is a lamp to the believer’s feet and a light to the path
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/119/105/s_597105
Psalm 139:13-14 (ESV) - God’s creation of each person in the womb, mentioned in the discussion of moral formation and life
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/139/13-14/s_617013
Matthew 5:21-30 (ESV) - Jesus exposes the heart-level demands of the commandments concerning anger and lust
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/5/21-30/s_934021
Romans 6:14-15 (ESV) - Believers are under grace rather than the law’s condemnation, but are not free to sin
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/6/14-15/s_1052014
Romans 8:1 (ESV) - There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/1/s_1054001
Galatians 3:13 (ESV) - Christ redeems his people from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for them
https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gal/3/13/s_1094013
Other sources:
Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 19: Of the Law of God
https://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIX
Westminster Larger Catechism, Questions 143-145, on the Ninth Commandment and its broader duties and sins
https://thewestminsterstandard.org/westminster-larger-catechism/#Q143
Francis Turretin, Institutes of Elenctic Theology, Volume 2, Eleventh Topic, Question 24, section 1, on the moral, ceremonial, and civil or judicial law
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