Lesson
6 - The Law of God
Catechism
Questions 14, 74-77 (OLD: 14-17, 19,87-90); Koehler p. 42-47
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Our
need for it
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A. |
Original
sin and its effects
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B. |
Different
types of Law in the Bible
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1. |
Civil
(Old Testament Israel's government)
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Ceremonial
(Old Testament Israel's worship regulations)
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No
longer applies to us:
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Colossians
2:16-17
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Galatians
3:23-26
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3. |
Moral
(difference between right and wrong)
still and always applicable
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Matthew
5:48
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Romans
13:10
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Purposes
of the (moral) law: to show us our sins so that we repent
and seek forgiveness.
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D. |
Purpose
of the Gospel: to assure us that God loves us in spite of
our sins and forgives us for Jesus' sake.
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Consequences
of wrong attitgudes toward the Law
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Self-righteousness
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Self-condemnation;
despair
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F. |
Best
summarized in the Ten Commandments
First Use of the Law (Curb)
___ Obedience because of
threats
Second Use of the Law(Mirror)
___Shows us our sin
Third Use of the Law(Rule, Guide)
___ Obedience because of
love
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