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Law and Gospel

The Crucial Difference Between Law and Gospel for the Christian Life

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  • Michael Horton

Should Christians be driven by the law of God or the promises of God? While the law has its appeal to us, the Bible teaches that we ought to be driven by the promises of God. This article discusses two Scripture passages to help to address this matter: Genesis 15 and Romans 4. 

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Spiritual Remarriage

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  • David H. Kranendonk

What is the relationship between law and grace? This article shows the relationship through the marriage analogy, as used in Romans 7:1-4.

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Preaching the Gospel From the Law

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  • Jannes Smith

This article highlights the importance of preaching on the laws of the Old Testament, and provides some hermeneutical principles for understanding this part of Scripture. The author concludes with some practice suggestions for ministers in this regard.

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Preaching the Law

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  • Cornelis Trimp

The gospel and the law are both an expression of God's desire to commune with His people. This article shows how preaching the law should embody the gospel. These two things should not be separated from each other. The author draws attention to the connection between preaching the law, the knowledge of sin, and the wrath of God.

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Law and Gospel

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  • C. F. W. Walther

The author provides a thorough examination of the relationship between the law and the gospel, and especially the role of the law in preaching. Critical in his argument is the fact that the law points to sin, but it does not justify, while the gospel proclaims the good news of God's grace. In this way the extent of the inability of any man to save himself is made clearer in view of the demands of the law.

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The Uses of the Gospel and the Law in Subservience to the Gospel

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  • John Colquhoun

This article explains the use of the gospel and the law in relation to believers and unbelievers. It also shows how the law relates to the gospel.

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Basics of the Reformed Faith: The Law and the Gospel

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  • Kim Riddlebarger

Is a Christian still required to keep the law? This article shows that the relationship between the law and the gospel is found in both the Old and New Testament - in the law God makes His demands, and in the gospel He provides what He demands.

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Reclaiming the Doctrine of Justification

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  • Rod Rosenbladt

This article is about justification by faith alone and through grace alone. The author also discusses the relation of faith and merit, law and grace, law and gospel, and justification and sanctification.

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A Gospel Without Law

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  • Maurice Roberts

This article is about the need for the preaching of the law. The author looks at four consequences of not preaching the law, and then looks at the importance of the law for knowing our sin and the will of God for our life.

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Fulfilling the Law God has carefully intertwined law and gospel

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  • Peter Barnes

Law and gospel should not be separated. This article shows why this is so by explaining that the law was given to convict of sin, restrain evil, and to lead the Christian.

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The Uses of the Gospel and the Law

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  • John Colquhoun

The article carefully articulates the several uses of the gospel message and the law, both in the context of believers and unbelievers.

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Grace My Fears Relieved: The Blessing of the Law/Gospel Distinction

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  • Christopher A. Hutchinson

Understanding the relationship between law and gospel is important for the understanding of the relationship between justification and sanctification. This article shows that this understanding is important for a believer's assurance of salvation, for upholding the greatness of Christ's work on our behalf, and for maintaining the pure grace of the gospel.

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The Law as God’s Gracious Guidance for the Promotion of Holiness

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  • Walter C. Kaiser Jr

Kaiser reflects first on the function of the law as a guide for the promotion of holiness and Christian living, and then on the relationship between law and gospel. Romans 9:30-Romans 10:13 is used as illustrative material.

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God’s Promise Plan and His Gracious Law

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  • Walter C. Kaiser Jr

How should biblical law be related to God’s gospel of grace? In answering this question Kaiser argues that the law is a unity. He further considers whether the penalties of the law continue to be an integral part of the law, and whether the law was addressed to Israel and not to all mankind.

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The Moral Law and Its Relation to Believers

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  • Ernest F. Kevan

This article considers the relationship between the Mosaic law, the natural law, the moral law, and the gospel. The moral law of the Old Testament is also argued as part of the law that the New Testament church must take and heed.

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Paul on Christ and the Law

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  • Brice L. Martin

What is the status of the law now that Christ has come? What is the relationship between the law and the Gospel? Martin considers different views and reflects on the usage of "nomos" (law). Romans 10:4 is expounded and some implications are noted.

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Leviticus 18:5 and Paul – Do This and You Shall Live (Eternally)?

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  • Walter C. Kaiser Jr

One of the classic themes of theology is the matter of law and grace. This article considers the relationship between the law of Moses and the grace and truth that came by Jesus. Is the law still mandatory? Leviticus 18:5 and Deuteronomy 30:16 are compared with Romans 10:4.

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Law and Grace

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  • John Murray

This article offers a theological discussion on the relationship that must be understood in the church between law and grace. In particular, the author seeks to find the proper place of the law of God in the life of the believer. The discussion, therefore, includes an exploration of such phrases as "under law," "under grace," the Mosaic covenant, and holiness.

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