D. L. Moody said, “The Law can only chase a man to Calvary, no further.” Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law so we are no longer in bondage to it. If we try to keep one part of the Law (even out of love for God), we are obligated to keep the whole Law (Gal. 3:10) all 613 precepts. –Ray Comfort
Ray’s wrong here. He only believes in the first use of the law. This is unfortunately the most popular view of evangelicals such as Southern Baptists and independent Baptists. It literally means disobedience to God’s Word is not to be taken seriously. But the second and third uses of the law are clearly taught in the New Testament:
If you love me,
you will keep my commandments.
–Jesus, John 14:15 (ESV)–
This is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments.
And his commandments are not burdensome.
–1 John 5:3 (ESV)–
Sin will have no dominion over you,
since you are not under law but under grace.
What then? Are we to sin because we are
not under law but under grace?
By no means!
–Romans 6:14-15 (ESV)–
The law is holy,
and the commandment is holy
and righteous and good.
–Romans 7:12 (ESV)–
The righteous requirement of the law
might be fulfilled in us,
who walk not according to the flesh
but according to the Spirit.
–Romans 8:4 (ESV)–
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
–Romans 13:8-10 (ESV)–
The grace of God has appeared, bringing SALVATION for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
–Titus 2:11-14 (ESV)–
I will put my laws into their minds,
and write them on their hearts.
–Hebrews 8:10 (ESV)–
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Dr. Thomas C. Oden, John Wesley’s Scriptural Christianity (Zondervan, 1994).
John Wesley, “The Original, Nature, Property, and Use of the Law.”
—. “The Law Established Through Faith: Discourse One.”
—. “The Law Established Through Faith: Discourse Two.”
John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion (Hendrickson, 2011), 2.7.
The Book of Concord, Article VI, “The Third Use of the Law.”
Thomas Watson, The Ten Commandments (Banner of Truth, 1965).
