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.
For of the works of the law each flesh shall not be justified before him; for by the law there is knowing of sin.
What therefore? Shall we do sin, for we be not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
All things be leaveful to me, but not all things be speedful. All things be leaveful to me, but not all things edify.
For every law [or all the law] is fulfilled in one word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, long abiding, benignity, [or good will], goodness, mildness, faith,
temperance, continence, chastity; against such things is no law.
Each bear other’s charges, and so ye shall 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 is like to this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy-self. There is none other command-ment greater than these.
This is my commandment, that ye love together, as I have loved you.
Therefore all things, whatever things ye will that men do to you, do ye to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
To no man owe ye anything, but that ye love together. For he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law.
And we have this commandment of God, that he that loveth God, love also his brother.
Most dear brethren, if our heart reproveth not us, we have trust to God;
and whatever we shall ask, we shall receive of him, for we keep his commandments, and we do those things that be pleasant before him.
Bênçãos da obediência à lei
Se andardes nos meus mandamentos, vivereis. A obediência à lei de Deus traz vida, paz e prosperidade espiritual.
Forsooth if thou hearest the voice of thy Lord God, that thou do and keep all his commandments, which I command to thee today, thy Lord God shall make thee higher than all folks that live in earth.
that thou love thy Lord God, and go in his ways, and keep his behests, and his ceremonies, and his dooms; and that thou live, and he multiply thee, and bless thee in the land to which thou shalt enter to wield.
And now, Israel, what asketh thy Lord God of thee, but that thou dread thy Lord, and go in his ways, and that thou love him, and serve thy Lord God in all thine heart, and in all thy soul;
and that thou keep the command-ments of thy Lord God, and the ceremonies of him, which I command to thee today, that it be well to thee.
And these words which I command to thee today, shall be in thine heart;
and thou shalt tell those [or them] to thy sons, and thou shalt think upon them, sitting in thine house, and going in the way, lying down, and rising.
The book of this law depart not from thy mouth, but thou shalt think therein in days and nights, that thou keep and do all things that be written therein; then thou shalt dress thy way, and thou shalt understand it.
so only that ye keep busily, and [ful] fill in work the commandment and [the] law, which law Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded to you; that ye love your Lord God, and go in all his ways, and keep his behests, and cleave to him, and serve him in all your heart, and in all your soul.
In all mine heart I sought thee; put thou me not away from thy behests.
I chose the way of truth; I forgat not thy dooms.
But the mercy of the Lord is from without beginning, and till into with-out end; on men dreading him. And his rightfulness [or rightwiseness]is into the sons of sons;
to them that keep his testament. And be mindful of his command-ments; to do those [or 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, fathers, do not ye provoke your sons to wrath; but nourish ye them in the teaching and chastising [or in the discipline and correction] of the Lord.
I shall show to thee, thou man, what is good, and what the Lord asketh of thee; forsooth for to do doom, and for to love mercy, and be busy for to walk with thy God.
And doom shall be showed as water, and rightwiseness as a strong stream.
Do not ye bear the yoke with unfaithful men. For what parting, [or communing], of rightwiseness with wickedness? or what fellowship of light to darknesses?