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There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of death.
–Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)–

Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
–Romans 13:9-10 (KJV)–

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
–1 John 2:4 (KJV)–

The fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone.
–Revelation 21:8 (KJV)–

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
–Revelation 22:14 (KJV)–

The Old Testament is not contrary to the New; for both in the Old and New Testament everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and man, being both God and man. Wherefore they are not to be heard who feign that the old fathers did look only for transitory promises. Although the law given from God by Moses, as touching ceremonies and rites, doth not bind Christians, nor ought the civil precepts thereof of necessity be received in any commonwealth, yet, notwithstanding, no Christian whatsoever is free from the obedience of the commandments which are called moral.
–The Articles of Religion, VI. OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.–

It is wonderful to see how in such cases the mind utterly misapprehends the design of the Gospel, quite losing sight of the great fact that it seeks to eradicate man’s selfishness, and draw out his heart into pure benevolence. Making this radical mistake, it conceives of the whole Gospel system as a scheme for indulgences. You may see this exemplified in the view which some take of the imputation of Christ’s righteousness, which they suppose to be reckoned to them while they are living in sin. That is, they suppose that they secure entire exemption from the penalty of violating law, and even have the honors and rewards of full obedience while yet they have all the self-indulgences of a life of sin. Horrible!
–Charles Finney–

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Stanley Gundry, ed. Five Views on Law and Gospel (Zondervan, 1996).

Thomas Watson, The Ten Commandments (Banner of Truth, 1965).

Dr. John Gerstner, Jonathan Edwards: A Mini-Theology (Tyndale, 1987).

Dr. Kenneth J. Collins, Wesley on Salvation (Zondervan, 1989).

Mark Jones, Antinomianism: Reformed Theology’s Unwelcome Guest? (P&R, 2013).

John Fletcher, Checks to Antinomianism (Beacon Hill Press, 1948).