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Law is Holy
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Matthew 5:17-18  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Since God gives only good things (James 1:17), and the apostle Paul certifies that "the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good" (Romans 7:12), we know that His law is for our benefit. John O. Reid Did God Change the Law of Clean and Unclean Meats?

John 14:15  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Having love does not nullify God's law. John, an apostle and close friend of Jesus Christ, emphasized love. However, not once did he say that love nullifies or supersedes the Ten Commandments. Indeed, by keeping the commandments, the love of God is perfected in us (I John 2:5). The Ten Commandments constitute a spiritual law that is inexorable and eternal, producing faith and happiness and righteous character that pleases God. Martin G. Collins The Ten Commandments

Romans 7:9-14  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Notice that it was not the law that killed him but sin! Plain, simple truth—sin slew him. By contrast, Paul says that the law was ordained to life. It is holy, just, good, and spiritual. That is very clear. John W. Ritenbaugh The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 29)

Romans 13:1-2  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Of course, God's spiritual law is of prime importance and takes precedence over all other law. As Peter said, "We ought to obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29) when a conflict between the two occurs. Though breaking man's laws may not always be sin, a rebellious attitude against what God appoints over us will in time lead to transgressing God's law. One who will not submit to law in one area will not submit to it in others. Richard T. Ritenbaugh Sin Is Spiritual!

James 1:22-25  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) James mentions "law" ten times in his epistle, and in each case it is the moral law. He has nothing but good to say about it. James, taught by Christ, exalts the law—he glorifies it, identifying it with the gospel. In James 1, when speaking of the Word and the importance of hearing and doing it, he, in the same breath, speaks of looking into "the perfect law of liberty." James looks at the law as explained in the gospel—the gospel shows the law in its spirituality—as the guide of the true Christian who has entered into the spirit of the law or is keeping the spirit of the law as well as the letter. Even in the Old Testament, as Psalms 19 and 119 specifically show, it was possible for spiritually-minded people to see the beauty of the law and find delight in its precepts. Martin G. Collins The Law's Purpose and Intent

Revelation 21:8  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) God's law will still be in effect once His Kingdom is established.  Even after the Millennium, when New Jerusalem comes down, no lawbreaker will be allowed in the city. In Revelation 22, the last chapter of the Bible, obedience to God's law is the central issue. This is very clear proof that the law of God, which reflects the holy conduct of the Almighty, will be the standard for all eternity!  Martin G. Collins The Ten Commandments

 

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