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Lesson 6 - The Law of God

Catechism Questions 14, 74-77 (OLD: 14-17, 19,87-90); Koehler p. 42-47

I.

Our need for it

A.

Original sin and its effects

B.

Different types of Law in the Bible

1.

Civil (Old Testament Israel's government)

2.

Ceremonial (Old Testament Israel's worship regulations)

No longer applies to us:

Colossians 2:16-17

Galatians 3:23-26

3.

Moral (difference between right and wrong)
still and always applicable

Matthew 5:48

 

Romans 13:10

C.

Purposes of the (moral) law: to show us our sins so that we repent and seek forgiveness.

D.

Purpose of the Gospel: to assure us that God loves us in spite of our sins and forgives us for Jesus' sake.

E.

Consequences of wrong attitgudes toward the Law

Self-righteousness

Self-condemnation; despair

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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