Matthew 22:34-46 - Trinity Eighteen - October 4, 2015
The Spirit of the Law & the Spirit of the Gospel
The Spirit of the Law & the Spirit of the Gospel
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When people reject the doctrine of the
Church which is taught to us in Scripture, it soon follows that decent morality
is rejected as well. When Christian
teaching goes, so does Christian living.
The solution to fixing the growing
godlessness in our culture seems to be simple enough. More law!
Obviously this is true, and, of course, it would work to a certain
extent. It is, after all, the duty of
the governing authorities, whom God has ordained, to enforce the law. The law is good. It is written by nature on the hearts of all
men. It keeps wickedness in bounds by
coercing people to behave better for fear of punishment. We call this the first use of the law when it
acts as a curb. Certainly our culture
could benefit from a healthy dose of the law.
