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Some thoughts on the subject
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The
Reverend William Still ministered in Gilcomston South Church of
Scotland for 52 years. Through William Still's ministry, many men
(including Sinclair Ferguson and Eric Alexander) would follow in his
footsteps. By the 1970s there was a network of evangelical Churches
up and down Scotland committed to the systematic preachiing of the
Bible. Mr Still produced weekly preaching notes under the auspices
of what was known as the Didasko Press to aid his disciples in their
preaching.
Some thoughts on the subject
"Oh,
how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day (v. 97).
•
Your
testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, for they are the
rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined my heart to perform Your
statutes forever, to the very end (vv. 111–112).
• I
opened my mouth and panted, for I longed for Your commandments
(vs. 131).
•
Trouble
and anguish have overtaken me. Yet Your commandments are my delights
(vs. 143).
Does
this sound like a modern Christian? Do we hear people talk about
longing passionately for the law of God? Do we hear our friends
expressing joy and delight in God’s commandments?”1:DR RC
SPROUL
The Law of God http:
//www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/the-law-of-god/
“The
phrase ‘Mosaic Law’ can be used to denote the whole body of
Mosaic legislation as we find it in Exodus through to Deuteronomy.
The aim of this body of law is to set forth the moral norms that
should govern the life of individuals and groups in Israel, and to
regulate its behaviour including its religious and cultic life. It
has long been conventional to distinguish this large body of material
into Moral, Judicial and Ceremonial law. While this distinction is
helpful, it is not watertight. If we take the Moral Law to be
equivalent to the Decalogue, then the Decalogue has a notable
ceremonial component, namely the command concerning the Sabbath. And
it has notable judicial implications, for the judicial law identifies
many breaches of the Decalogue as punishable by legal penalties
.”2 WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 01, 2008
Natural Law and Biblical Law DR PAUL HELM
“That
is, to use the language of a philosopher for a moment, the Second
Table of the Mosaic Moral Law may be seen as having chiefly an
epistemic function: it clarifies, organises and brings to the
attention of the people, in the form of a series of explicit commands
and prohibitions, the set of norms recognised in the time from Adam
to Moses. Their explicitness, and their form as imperatives, sharpen
what was already present.” 3:WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 01, 2008
Natural Law and Biblical Law DR PAUL HELM
“To
be ‘under the law’ refers not to law obeying but
law relying (Galatians
3:10-11). When we think we can win God’s approval through our moral
performance and obedience becomes a crushing burden, then we are
‘under law.”4:Tim Keller.
“First,
we embrace the law of God in order to learn more about who our God
really is. Leviticus 19 is a magnificent chapter which both expands
on all the Ten Commandments, and also summarizes them into ‘love
your neighbor as yourself.’ It
shows how God’s law was not a matter only of ritual purity, but was
to transform every corner of one’s practical life.
“ 5:Tim Keller.
“Second,
we embrace the law of God in order to discover our true selves.
Deuteronomy says, “What
does the Lord require of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk
in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and
statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you this day for
your good?”
6: Tim Keller.
“Third,
we understand the law of God as fulfilled in Christ. This means two
things. One we already mentioned. Christ completely fulfilled the
requirements of the law in our place, so when he took the penalty our
sins deserved, we could receive the blessing that his righteousness
deserved (2 Corin-thians 5:21.) However, we also recognize that many
parts of the Old Testament law no longer relate directly to us as
believers. Since Jesus is the ultimate priest, temple, and sacrifice,
we observe none of the ceremonial, dietary, and other laws connected
to ritual purity. Also, Christians of all nations are now members of
the people of God, and God’s community no longer exists as a single
nation-state under a theocraticgovernment. Therefore, the ‘civil
legislation’ of the Old Testament is no longer appropriate.
Adultery in the Old Testament was punishable by a death, but in the
New Testament it is dealt with through exhortation and church
discipline (1 Corinthains 6-7.)” 7:Tim Keller.
“Fourth,
we realize that the law’s painful, convicting work is ultimately a
gracious thing. When we fully comprehend the kind of life the law
requires of us, it can be intimidating. In the Sermon on the Mount
Jesus expounds the Ten Commandments in this comprehensive way.”
6:Tim Keller .
“Fifth,
we turn to the law of God in order to get a true definition of what
it means to love others in our relationships and in society as a
whole. There was once a school of ethics called ‘situation ethics’
that rejected the Biblical law as too rigid. Instead, we were told,
we only need to always do the loving thing, what is best for the
person. But this begs the question—‘how do you know what is the
best thing for a person?” 6 :Tim Keller
The Grace Of The Law January 2009
“Harry
Binswanger of the Ayn Rand Institute argues that the Ten
Commandments represent a primitive conception of law and morality
[that] flatly contradicts American values.” As you might
expect, the first five commandments draw Binswanger’s hottest
fire. The fact that the Ten Commandments begin with a declaration
that, “I am the Lord thy God,” offends Binswanger because
this implies that “the individual is not an independent being
with a right to live his own life but the vassal of an invisible
Lord.” What a concept! We cannot accuse Binswanger of
misunderstanding the commandment, but of rejecting it outright.”
7:September
16, 2003
The Secular Hatred of the Ten Commandments DR AL MOHLER
“Well,
there you have it. The hostility to the Ten Commandments turns
out to be far more basic than the question of their public
display. The Ten Commandments do serve as a potent reminder that
we are not our own, but are created to serve the living God and
obligated to obey His laws. We are not the sovereign individuals
of objectivist philosophy nor the enlightened rationalists of
Jefferson and Paine. We are not our own, after all.”8:DR AL
MOHLER.
“Binswanger
and Dershowitz are agreed in identifying the Ten Commandments as
a fundamentally repressive and dangerous text. The modern concept
of personal autonomy–the basic worldview shared by both men–is
antithetical to the spirit and substance of the Ten Commandments.
If God exists, and if He has revealed His commandments to us,
then we are not really autonomous at all. The basic meaning of
autonomy is to be one’s own lawgiver. The Ten Commandments put
an end to all claims of human autonomy.
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The
modern age takes personal autonomy as a given. Thus, the Ten
Commandments are among the most subversive words ever revealed to
humanity. The commandments subvert our arrogance and pull the rug out
from under our pretensions. We are left humbled and accountable, told
that we shall and shall not–all without prior negotiation or human
legislation.”9:DR ALMOHLER.
The Law in the Life of a Christian
Resources.
Four talks on the Ten Commandments
by Dr Peter Jensen
With
characteristic clarity, wit, and application, the Archbishop of
Syndey unwraps the controversial issue of the role of the Old
Testament Law in the life of a Christian believer. With preliminary
thoughts on the theology of relating the Law to the New Covenant,
these four talks unpack the Ten Commandments for today with
penetrating and often uncomfortable application. These talks were
originally given at The Maselspoort Clergy and Christian Workers
Conference for the Church
of England in South Africa in
2006.
Click
on the links below to listen to the talks now, or right-click and
"Save Target As" to save on your computer for listening
later...
Each
file is between 11-14 MB and lasts between 45-60 minutes.
The Ten Commandments
Exodus
20:3-18 | Code: PJ-CDA03
Phil
Johnson is a lay elder and co-pastor (with Don Green) in the
GraceLife Fellowship at Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, CA. He
and his wife, Darlene, have three adult sons and a growing menagerie
of grandchildren. Phil is probably best known for his websites, which
include The Spurgeon Archive (Spurgeon.org) and a blog know as
Pyromaniacs (teampyro.blogspot.com).
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The Ten Commandments (MP3 Series) by William Still
The
Reverend William Still ministered in Gilcomston South Church of
Scotland for 52 years. Through William Still's ministry, many men
(including Sinclair Ferguson and Eric Alexander) would follow in his
footsteps. By the 1970s there was a network of evangelical Churches
up and down Scotland committed to the systematic preachiing of the
Bible. Mr Still produced weekly preaching notes under the auspices
of what was known as the Didasko Press to aid his disciples in their
preaching.
The
following files are in MP3 format. To download, right click and save
to your hard drive.
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