Lei
A lei de Deus é expressão do seu caráter e amor. Do Sinai ao Sermão do Monte, a lei orienta, protege e revela o padrão santo de Deus para a vida humana.
O propósito da lei
A lei de Deus revela o pecado e nos conduz a Cristo. Pela lei é que temos consciência do que é justo e do que é errado.
Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!
All to the Glory of God
All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Amar e obedecer
O maior mandamento é amar a Deus e ao próximo. Toda a lei se resume nestes dois mandamentos, que são o fundamento de tudo.
And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these."
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Love Your Neighbor
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
Bênçãos da obediência à lei
Se andardes nos meus mandamentos, vivereis. A obediência à lei de Deus traz vida, paz e prosperidade espiritual.
Blessings on Obedience
"Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess.
The Essence of the Law
"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 to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?
"And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul."
With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid beforeme.
But the mercy of the Lordis from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
Lei e graça
A lei veio para nos guiar; a graça veio para nos salvar. Em Cristo, cumprimos a lei pelo amor — o fruto do Espírito não tem lei contra si.
And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?
But let justice run down like water,
And righteousness like a mighty stream.
Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?