Dictionary entry

Law Of God, The

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Is absolute and perpetual Mt 5:18

GIVEN

To Adam Ge 2:16,17; Ro 5:12-14

To Noah Ge 9:6

To the Israelites Ex 20:2-17; Ps 78:5

Through Moses Ex 31:18; Joh 7:19

Through the ministration of angels Ac 7:53; Ga 3:19; Heb 2:2

DESCRIBED AS

Pure Ps 19:8

Spiritual Ro 7:14

Holy, just, and good Ro 7:12

Exceeding broad Ps 119:96

Perfect Ps 19:7; Ro 12:2

Truth Ps 119:142

Not grievous 1Jo 5:3

Requires obedience of the heart Ps 51:6; Mt 5:28; 22:37

Requires perfect obedience De 27:26; Ga 3:10; Jas 2:10

Love is the fulfilling of Ro 13:8,10; Ga 3:10; Jas 2:10

It is man's duty to keep Ec 12:13

Man, by nature, not in subjection to Ro 7:5; 8:7

Man cannot render perfect obedience to 1Ki 8:46; Ec 7:20; Ro 3:10

Sin is a transgression of 1Jo 3:4

All men have transgressed Ro 3:9,19

Man cannot be justified by Ac 13:39; Ro 3:20,28; Ga 2:16; 3:11

Gives the knowledge of sin Ro 3:20; 7:7

Works wrath Ro 4:15

Conscience testifies to Ro 2:15

Designed to lead to Christ Ga 3:24

OBEDIENCE TO

A characteristic of saints Re 12:17

A test of love 1Jo 5:3

Of prime importance 1Co 7:19

Blessedness of keeping Ps 119:1; Mt 5:19; 1Jo 3:22,24; Re 22:14

CHRIST

Came to fulfil Mt 5:17

Magnified Isa 42:21

Explained Mt 7:12; 22:37-40

The love of, produces peace Ps 119:165

SAINTS

Freed from the bondage of Ro 6:14; 7:4,6; Ga 3:13

Freed from the curse of Ga 3:13

Have, written on their hearts Jer 31:33; Heb 8:10

Love Ps 119:97,113

Delight in Ps 119:77; Ro 7:22

Prepare their hearts to seek Ezr 7:10

Pledge themselves to walk in Ne 10:29

Keep Ps 119:55

Pray to understand Ps 119:18

Pray for power to keep Ps 119:34

Should remember Mal 4:4

Should make the subject of their conversation Ex 13:9

Lament over the violation of, by others Ps 119:136

THE WICKED

Despise Am 2:4

Forget Ho 4:6

Forsake 2Ch 12:1; Jer 9:13

Refuse to hear Isa 30:9; Jer 6:19

Refuse to walk in Ps 78:10

Cast away Isa 5:24

Is the rule of life to saints 1Co 9:21; Ga 5:13,14

Is the rule of the judgment Ro 2:12

To be used lawfully 1Ti 1:8

Established by faith Ro 3:31

Punishment for disobeying Ne 9:26,27; Isa 65:11-13; Jer 9:13-16