Since no one can be saved by keeping God’s Law, “for everyone has sinned and fallen short of God glorious standard” (Rom. 3:23), many Christians have been taught once they’re saved, they don’t need to keep God’s Law. For sure we don’t do it to get saved or to keep saved … but because we ARE saved.
Throughout the New Testament where it indicates we are no longer under the Law, it is always in context of salvation, “no longer being under the judgment or curse of the Law” once we’re in Christ. The ceremonial part of God’s Law we do not keep, as it was all fulfilled in Christ. But with all God’s moral Law, He saved us to keep. God did not save us to be lawless or to feel freedom to disobey His Law.
Below are 21 questions that you may not have considered before, especially if you believe God’s Law has been abolished under God’s New Covenant:
1. Has heaven and earth passed away – “Fortruly I say unto you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the Law until all be fulfilled” (Mat. 5:18).
2. How can you know what God will call you in heaven – “Whoever shall break one of the least of commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven” (Mat. 5:19).
3. What is the most important thing to the Lord Jesus –“Not everyone who says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name? And in Your name have cast out demons? And in Your name done many wonderful works? And then I will say unto them, ‘I never knew you: Get away from me, you who break God’s Law’” (Mat. 7:21-23).
4. How do you love Jesus – “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15).
5. How do you abide in Jesus’ love – “If you keep My commandments, you shall abide in My love…” (John 15:10).
6. Do you promote what gives complete knowledge and truth – “…God’s Law gives you complete knowledge and truth” (Rom. 2:20).
7. Do you ignore or promote what identifies sin – “… by the Law is the knowledge of sin” (Rom. 3:20).
8. How do you know if you exhibit true faith – “Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law” (Rom. 3:31).
9. Will you promote what is holy, righteous, and good – “So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good” (Rom.7:12).
10.How can you know if you’re spiritual – “For we know that the Law is spiritual…” (Rom. 7:14).
11.How do you know you’re walking in the flesh vs the Spirit – “That the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but according to the Spirit” (Rom. 8:4).
12. When can you not be hostile to God - “For the carnal mind is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law” (Rom. 8:7).
13.When can you do what matters to God - “Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God” (1Cor. 7:19).
14.What is good to use – “We know that the Law is good when used lawfully” (1Tim. 1:8).
15.Does God separate you from the Law with the New Covenant – “But this is the new covenant I will make… says the Lord: I will put My laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people” (Heb. 8:10).
16.How can we know that we have come to know the Lord – “By this we know that we have come to know Lord, if we keep His commandments” (1John 3:3).
17.How do we sin - “Whoever commits sin also transgresses the Law: for sin is the transgression of the Law” (1John 3:4).
18.How do we love Christians – “By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments” (1John 5:2).
19.How do we love God – “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not burdensome” (1John 5:3).
20.Who holds to the testimony of Jesus - “So the dragon was enraged with the woman and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus” (Rev. 12:17).
21.What are two things that true saints persevere in - “Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus” (Rev. 14:12).
To conclude, Jesus was asked (Mat. 22:36-40):
Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?
Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.
Now Christians who say, we don’t have to keep the Law - then they would never love God or their neighbor.
All the above shows how following God’s Law makes a Christian godly. That was the primary purpose of this writing. However, there are even more Old and New Testament verses that show, if a nation follows God’s Law, God will make a nation blessed and great. We’ll close with just two of such verses (Ps. 33:12; Pr. 14:34):
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.
Godliness makes a nation great.
