Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Use God’s law as a guide for holiness



A follower of Jesus is not justified or made right by the law (God’s Word), we are justified only by faith in the shed blood of Jesus upon the cross and that He defeated death and sin and raised from the dead and now sits at the right hand of the Father.

BUT...as JC Ryle says “the Holy Spirit.....will always lead him to spiritual use of the law, as a friendly guide, in the pursuit of sanctification(growing in holiness).” 

Jesus never made light of the ten commandments and expounded on them frequently. Like wise Paul said :1 Timothy 1:8 But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, and Romans 7:22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man.

God says over and over again in the Word “obey”. So to grow in holiness follow God’s law! Especially what Jesus reiterated to us! It is a guide for the Holy Life!

Tom

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