Tenants of God’s Moral Law

Tenants of God’s moral law Lastly, let’s consider the tenets of God’s moral law. If they aren’t strictly codified how do we know what they are? How do we know what it means to do good? What are his timeless and universal commandments and principles for living? Again, we briefly considered this regarding the definition of evil. God reveals his law through our conscience, the teaching and guidance of the Holy Spirit, and the Bible. Though all three are important, the Bible is the most reliable. We may rationalize away our conscience and be insensitive to the teaching and guidance…

God’s Moral Law

God’s moral law is the totality of his timeless and universal commandments and principles for living. Its nature is the reflection of God’s goodness. The law may be summed up as “Do Good.” The qualifiers “timeless” and “universal” are included to avoid confusion with commandments God gave that were limited to particular people, at particular times, to serve a particular purpose. For instance, as part of the Mosaic Law, God forbade the Israelites from eating the fat of oxen, sheep, and goats: The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, You shall eat no fat,…