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Oct 28, 2021 · In the simplest of terms, the Law is the sum total of God’s requirements and expectations for man’s behavior, words, and attitude, and to turn aside from them or rebel against them is sin. Photo credit: ©SparrowStock. Can We Follow the Law?
What does Romans 5:20 mean? In describing the impact of Adam's disobedience in the previous verse, Paul wrote that "many were made sinners." By that, he means that all who were born after Adam were born into sin. By nature, they sinned. However, Paul has also revealed that those living between Adam and Moses were not under the law.
- The Law as The Old Testament
- The Law as The Mosaic Law
- Other Meanings of Law
The Hebrew word for “law” is torah and the Greek word is nomos. The basic meaning is to provide direction or instruction. The English word “law” occurs over 400 times in the Bible. Sometimes the word “law” simply refers to the entire Old Testament. For example, in John 12:34 the crowd tells Jesus that they heard in the Law that the Christ would rem...
The Law can also refer to the Mosaic Law. It was given to Moses when he was on Mount Sinai. That is the message of Exodus 24:12. In this passage we are told that Moses was given the Ten Commandments. The commandments are the most well-known part of the Mosaic Law. But notice that God also gave “the law” along with the stone tablets or the Ten Comma...
We have seen that the “Law” can refer to the entire Old Testament or the just the Mosaic Law. But the “Law” has other meanings in the New Testament. In Romans 3:27 the expression “law of faith” refers to the fact that salvation or the forgiveness of our sins is only by faith. In Romans 7:23-24 we are introduced to “another law” which is the “law of...
Paul says that the law is related to transgressions. A transgression is the violation of a standard. The law provides the objective standard by which the violations are measured. In order for sinners to know how sinful they really are, how far they deviate from God's standards, God gave the law.
God’s Provision (Luke 9:10-17; 12:4-7; 12:22-31) Throughout Luke, Jesus teaches that living in God’s kingdom means looking to God, rather than human effort, as the ultimate source of the things we need for life. Our labor is not optional, but neither is it absolute.
The Law was given "because of transgressions:" i.e., it had its object in transgressions. Its original purpose was to make them known, and by imposing a penalty to check them; its real effect was to provoke and enhance them.
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Romans 8:2. We have to distinguish two meanings of law. In the stricter sense, it signifies the authoritative expressions of the will of a ruler proposed for the obedience of man; in the wider, almost figurative sense, it means nothing more than the generalised expression of constant similar facts.
