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.
20 therefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.
15 What then? shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? let it not be!
23 All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;
14 for all the law in one word is fulfilled -- in this: 'You shalt love thy neighbor as thyself;'
22 And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;
2 of one another the burdens bear you, and so fill up the law of the 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.
31 and the secondis like it, this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself; -- greater than these there is no other command.'
12 'This is my command, that you love one another, according as I did love you;
12 'All things, therefore, whatever you may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
8 To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other -- law he has fulfilled,
21 and this is the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.
21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God,22 and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,
Bênçãos da obediência à lei
Se andardes nos meus mandamentos, vivereis. A obediência à lei de Deus traz vida, paz e prosperidade espiritual.
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.
4 And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition gentle correction, counsel of the Lord.
14 Become not yoked with others -- unbelievers, for what partaking is there to righteousness and lawlessness?