The answer to the question posed in the title of this article is YES. The Psalms and the Prophets testify together harmoniously that the commandments of God in bodied in the law exist today, and are eternal. The reason why this really is so, is that God is law, and the written law is just a reflection of both His person and His purposes. I suppose this same truth exists on earth of men. For what person or government ever established, and enforced a law which was not after his/its own value system and purpose? Good and righteous men create good and righteous laws. Wicked men create evil and foolish laws. Each after their person, and their purposes.
Therefore, upon this reasoning alone, how manages to do it ever be thought that the laws of the eternal God, who is both the creator and master of everything could ever be annulled, or made void? For to create void His law is equal to making God Himself void. Can the Person who created things, and by whose power and wisdom things are sustained, can this individual be manufactured void? The answer is actually no, and neither can His law be manufactured void.
The purpose of this article is to stand in opposition to the belief system that proposes that the grace of God that's been revealed by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ has made the Law void by bringing testimony forth from not merely New Testament sources, but in addition the from the Psalms and the Prophets. Ab muscles source material that early Apostles preached from and used to establish the New Testament Scripture, and Church.
In the fantastic treatise that we now refer to since the Book Of Romans the Apostle Paul, who in his time was a great promoter and defender of the faith, establishes the fact that Christ stands involving the Believer and the Law. This is pointedly spoken of in Roman's 5:14 where it says, "...for ye are not under the law, but under grace." And needless to say we realize this grace (favor) that the apostle is these are is accessed only by the faith of the Believer. Thus, it's written in another place, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is just a gift of God. Not of works lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9, KJV) However, this simple point I'd make. If the law ceased to exist, when it have been annulled, as much choose to call home as if it has been, then a grace of God (which is contained in the individual of Christ) wouldn't need to stand involving the Believer and the Law. But I would suggest for you, as even the Apostle Paul suggested in his time, that the faith of the Believer in no wise could make void God's law, for please pay attention to these words spoken by the Apostle Paul, (Romans 3:31 KJV) "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law." It is incredibly obvious in my experience that the Book Of Romans, combined with other New Testament books clearly testify that the Believer is justified purely by the mercy of God, completely independent of the keeping of the commandments of the law, in that NO man (with the exception of Christ) has ever had the opportunity to obey it. However, once a soul of man has been justified by the mercy of God, then righteousness in that person's behavior, and consequently a life that rightly testifies of eternal and heavenly realities can just only be obtained by obedience to God's commandments.
Why do I as a Christian Preacher bother to speak of this point? It is basically because the existence of confusion, outright unbelief, and disobedience when it comes to the fact that God's laws were never made void, but are in this day, as in every times past, designed to be fleshed out. Failure to identify and obey this truth brings forth tremendous error in the belief system, consequently the method of life of numerous people. A few classic samples of this which have very far reaching ramifications are:
- That so many refuse to obey the commandment of God that teaches the keeping of the Sabbath
- The failure of so many to admit and practice the fact that the Law of God has never, and doesn't now permit equality of headship between men and women
- That so many refuse to adorn the sexes distinct fully different, the one from the other. For to disobey this really is an abomination in God's sight: for He created the sexes within their persons to reflect completely different eternal and heavenly realities
- Corruptions of the fact that marriage is just a picture of the connection of Christ and the Believer. The wife (or wives if he has a lot more than one) is owned by the husband, and thus, as Christ owns all Believers the husband is to mimic Christ in every points of authority and responsibility toward his wife, and the children she brings forth. The girl is to mimic the correct actions of a Believer toward Christ in her actions and attitude toward her husband. To accomplish significantly less than this really is to mock ab muscles grace of God that calls us to Christ, and to divorce un-scriptually is to practice an abomination. For God hates divorce.
The Psalms Repeatedly Speak Of The Beauty And Purpose Of God's Law
- Psalms 19:7-9 KJV-The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord holds true, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing one's heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. Driving a car of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
John the Revelator's Wisdom
John testifies to whoever has eyes to see, and ears to hear, that Believers have two signature qualities which meet God's approval.
- Revelation 12:17 KJV-And the dragon was wroth with the lady, and went to create war with the remnant of her seed, which keep carefully the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 14:12 KJV--This is actually the patience of the saints: here are they that keep carefully the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus Christ.
The Prophet Isaiah Was Able To Foresee
Isaiah was able to look ahead in the Spirit to an occasion once the Law of God would fill the earth.
- Isaiah 42:4 KJV-He shan't fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait on His law.
Jeremiah the Prophet Foresaw A Time When God's Law Would Be Written, Not In Tablets Of Stone, But In The Hearts Of Men
- Jeremiah 31:33 KJV-But this will be the covenant that I can make with the house of Israel; After those times saith the Lord I will put my law within their inward parts and write it within their hearts, and is going to be their God, and they will be my people.
The Prophet Micah Foreseeing The End Times
- Micah 4:1-2 KJV--But within the last days.....and many nations shall come,.....and he (Christ our Lord) will teach us of His ways, and we shall walk in His paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion.....
Malachi Speaks Of A Believer's Responsibility In Handling Yahweh's Word
The Old Testament Priest was an image of a New Testament Minister, who is a minister of the term of the Lord, which the law is apart of. Real estate law
- Malachi 2:7 KJV-For the Priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they will seek the law at his mouth; for he's a messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
- Malachi 4:1&4 KJV-For, behold the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and most of the proud, yea, and all that wickedly, will be stubble, and the day that cometh shall burn them up.....(who could it be that does wickedly? All those who don't abide in the faith of Jesus and don't keep His commandments) Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him at Horeb for many Israel, with the statues and judgments.
