Lei de Deus: o que é e qual o seu propósito
O que é a lei de Deus e qual é o seu propósito
A lei na Bíblia é a revelação da vontade e do caráter de Deus, dada para orientar o relacionamento humano com o Criador e com o próximo. Seu papel não é salvar por esforço próprio, mas expor o pecado e apontar a necessidade da redenção em Cristo.
O apóstolo Paulo ensina que a lei atua como um padrão que torna o ser humano consciente de suas falhas. Em vez de anular a responsabilidade moral, a graça capacita o crente a viver os princípios justos da lei guiado pelo Espírito.
because by the works of the Law none of mankind will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comesknowledge of sin.(Romans 3:20)
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under the Law but under grace? Far from it!(Romans 6:15)
All things are permitted, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted, but not all things build people up.(1 Corinthians 10:23)
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."(Galatians 5:14)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.(Galatians 5:22,23)
Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.(Galatians 6:2)
O cumprimento da lei no amor
Jesus resumiu as exigências morais da Escritura em dois mandamentos fundamentais: amar a Deus sobre todas as coisas e amar o próximo como a si mesmo. O amor cumpre a lei porque quem age com misericórdia e justiça não comete dano contra ninguém.
The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these."(Mark 12:31)
"This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.(John 15:12)
"In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.(Matthew 7:12)
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law.(Romans 13:8)
And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God must also love his brother and sister.(1 John 4:21)
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.(1 John 3:21,22)
A instrução de Deus no Antigo Testamento
No hebraico bíblico, a palavra comumente traduzida por lei (Torah) significa instrução, ensino ou direção. Para o povo de Israel, os mandamentos não eram vistos apenas como restrições jurídicas, mas como um caminho de sabedoria, preservação da vida e aliança com o Senhor.
These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. And you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.(Deuteronomy 6:6,7)
"And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the Lord’s commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?(Deuteronomy 10:12,13)
"Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I am commanding you today, that the Lord your God will put you high above all the nations of the earth.(Deuteronomy 28:1)
in that I am commanding you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, so that you may live and become numerous, and that the Lord your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to take possession of it.(Deuteronomy 30:16)
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will achieve success.(Joshua 1:8)
Only be very careful to follow the commandment and the Law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God and walk in all His ways, and keep His commandments and cling to Him, and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul."(Joshua 22:5)
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting for those who fear Him,
And His justice to the children’s children,
To those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts, so as to do them.(Psalm 103:17,18)
With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.(Psalm 119:10)
I have chosen the faithful way;
I have placed Your judgments before me.(Psalm 119:30)
A exigência de justiça e integridade
A obediência aos mandamentos não se resume a práticas formais. Os profetas bíblicos advertiram que qualquer observância religiosa desprovida de integridade moral, socorro ao vulnerável e prática da justiça é rejeitada por Deus.
He has told you, mortal one, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?(Micah 6:8)
"But let justice roll out like waters,
And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.(Amos 5:24)
Do not be mismatched with unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness share together, or what does light have in common with darkness?(2 Corinthians 6:14)
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.(Ephesians 6:4)
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