Posts Tagged ‘law’
Notes on the Law of Liberty
What is the Law of Liberty? The law of liberty is something that a person can look intently at, to listen to, and to put into practice – James 1:22-25 The law of liberty is something that we are judged by and can be transgressed. It includes laws such as not showing partiality, loving your…
Read MoreWhat Is the Law?
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalm 19:7-11 I. Frequently, when people try to force an odd interpretation on the Scriptures or desire to ignore a portion of the Writings, they declare “Oh, that is part of the law, but I’m not under law. I’m under grace.” A. Seventh-Day Adventist divide the Old Testament into civil and…
Read MoreGrace and Law
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: John 1:14-17 I. False ideas don’t always die. They end up getting recycled at a later time when the present generation has forgotten the teachings of the past which showed the ideas to be false. A. I remember from childhood a big debate over the role of grace 1. The core was…
Read MoreThe Nature of Law
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton In our fantasies, it is sometimes appealing to wonder what it would be like to live in a place without any laws, where a person is free to do whatever he pleases. Laws can be irritating at times; do this, don’t do that, and, of course, we never get them right.…
Read MoreWere only the sacrificial ordinances abolished from the Law?
Question: It is my understanding that the law remains, and only the sacrificial ordinances were abolished because Christ shed his blood for us once and for all. Answer: The difficulty in declaring that only a portion of the Mosaical Law was ended by Christ is in determining where to draw the line. One of the…
Read MoreIs the covenant different from the Law?
Question: I have just read your article on the Old Testament versus the New Testament. I find two major difficulties in your argument: You confuse a covenant with the Law. This is a major mistake. The Law is God’s legislation for all of creation. It was given to the children of Israel for their instruction.…
Read MoreWhy We Don’t Follow the Old Testament
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Our Bibles are composed of two major parts, an Old Testament and a New Testament. Why were these names selected? A testament is a will or a covenant. We still use the word today when we speak of a person’s “last will and testament.” These names indicate that the Bible is…
Read MoreWhy were the Ten Commandments written on stone and the ceremonial laws written on paper scrolls?
Question: Why did God write the Ten Commandments with His own finger on stone? And why did He allow Moses to write the ceremonial laws on paper scrolls? Answer: Peter instructed Christians, “Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God.” (I Peter 4:11) As a teacher of God’s word, I am…
Read MoreWhy We Don’t Follow The Old Testament
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Romans 7:1-6 I. Our Bibles are composed of two major parts: an Old Testament and a New Testament A. Why are they called “testaments”? 1. A testament is a legal document declaring a person’s wishes. 2. Thus, calling the Bible a testament is to say these are the commands (the legal requirements) that…
Read MoreWe Don’t Do Religion
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. A young lady called, asking if I would consider conducting her wedding. A. I tell them that I’m willing, but I have certain restrictions. If either had been divorced, it had to be because of sexual immorality (that eliminates most of the calls right there). I also require that they take a…
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