Kevin Edlefson - January 14, 2018
Why Should We Read the Law?
If salvation is by grace, through faith because of what Jesus has done, what’s the point of studying the Law? Isn’t it obsolete and no longer relevant for those who have God’s Spirit?
From Series: "Set in Stone - 10 Word of Life"
In Abraham, God chose a people to begin His grand reclamation project of restoring all things. He watched over Abraham and his family for generations as pilgrims and refugees. And when He brought them out of slavery in Egypt, He gave them the Law to help define the relationship between the chosen people and their God. The Ten Commandments are the primary laws, given first and in many ways summarizing all that would follow and further flesh out what it means to be God’s people in God’s world. Most think of these commandments as a list of ‘thou shalt nots,’ limitations and legalistic denials. However, as boundary markers in our relationship with God and with others, these ‘nos’ are meant to point towards much greater ‘yesses’ as we live in way that is marked by love of God and love of others. As we look at these ten words of life, we will learn more about the nature of both sin and grace as we consider the contours of the life God intends for His people.