Exodus 20 – The Law Through the Eyes of the New Covenant
What is our relationship with “The Law”
1. The term “law” is used in many different ways in the New Testament.
– the Ten Commandments
– the covenant of the law (old covenant)
– the first five books of the OT (Pentateuch)
– all of scripture (Psalm 1:2; Ps. 119:97; James 1:25)
– any demand by God for His creation
– a principle or power at work (Rom. 7:23; Rom. 8:2)
2. “The Law” is summed up by love.
– God gave the law because He loved them.
– Love fulfills the law. (Matt. 22:37-40; Mark 12:29-31; Luke 10:27-28; Rom. 13:8-10; Gal. 5:14)
– The law teaches us what love is.
– Love is law.
– Love does not save us.
– Love is a fruit/result of being saved.
– We love because He first loved us.
