BBD 06.25.03 The Immovable Principle
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06.25.03
The Immovable Principle
Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come
to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and
earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law
till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these
commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of
heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven. - Matthew 5:17-19.
Matthew Layman had a little problem with the Law as in the 10 Commandments.
He was driving while intoxicated and rammed his car into a monument to the
10 Commandments in Fremont, Nebraska. He received a jail sentence of 60
days in jail, a fine of $400.00 and his driver's license was suspended for
six months.
Even though we are under grace (Romans 6:14; Hebrews 8:6) and not the Law -
the Law cannot be ignored. Salvation is not found through obedience to the
Law ("Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but
by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith
apart from the deeds of the law." - Hebrews 8:6). Yes, we can be forgiven
when we sin and violate one of the Ten Commandments or other admonitions of
morality contained in the Bible (I John 1:9). However, there will still be
consequences for our actions because the "wages of sin is death (Romans
6:23)." Ignoring God's commandments is like driving your car into a stone
monument - it is going to hurt! If we lie, steal, or commit adultery we
will eventually encounter problems and those problems will be painful.
Obedience to God's moral principles will not bring salvation (Ephesians
2:8-10; Titus 3:5) but it will spare us from many problems. Obedience to
God's moral principles will not necessarily bring His blessings but will
make our lives better and in many cases easier.
Have you been having problem after problem? It could be that you have been
crashing into an immovable object - God's Laws. God's moral principles are
still in effect and to ignore them is to invite disaster.
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