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Outline T HE L AW OF C HRIST The Law Written on Stone The Law Given by Christ The Law Written on Hearts The Law and the Table The Law Written on Stone Exodus 20:1-21 The Law Written on Stone The words Eloeha, your
Outline THE LAW OF CHRIST
- The Law Written on Stone
- The Law Given by Christ
- The Law Written on Hearts
- The Law and the Table
The Law Written on Stone
Exodus 20:1-21
The Law Written on Stone
“The words Eloeha, ‘your God,’ is so sweet, that we can never suck all the honey out of it. ‘I am your God,’ not only by creation, but by election.” Thomas Watson
The Law Written on Stone
This is important to know because it tells us that the gospel precedes law.
The Law Written on Stone
Uniqueness of the Ten Commandments
- The only law written by God
- The only law written on stone
- The only law placed in the ark of the
covenant
The Law Given by Christ
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.” (Matthew 5:17–18, ESV)
The Law Given by Christ
- Jesus fulfilled the prophecies
- Jesus fulfilled the ceremonial law
- Jesus fulfilled the moral law
The Law Given by Christ
“And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.’” (Matthew 22:37–40, ESV)
The Law Given by Christ
All the commands of Scripture have... ~ love as their motive ~ love as their means ~ love as their end
First Table LOVING GOD
C1 — No other gods before God C2 — Do not worship idols C3 — Do not use God’s name in vain C4 — Remember the Sabbath L1 — Submissive Love L2 — Devoted Love L3 — Reverent Love L4 — Reflective Love
Second Table LOVING OTHERS
C5 — Honor your father and mother C6 — Do not murder C7 — Do not commit adultery C8 — Do not steal C9 — Do not bear false witness C10 — Do not covet
L5 — Honoring Love L6 — Respectful Love L7 — Faithful Love L8 — Productive Love L9 — Edifying Love L10 — Contented Love
The Law Given by Christ
Love fulfills the law, it does not replace it.
- “First, love is what the law commands, and
the commands are what love fulfills.”
- “Second, love requires direction and