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Define Law & Gospel and explain their purpose and how they function. 2.
Why is important to distinguish between Law & Gospel when reading God’s word?
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How are Law and Gospel used or applied to people’s lives?
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Provide an example of a Bible passage and explain how it reveals law and/or gospel teachings.
Law and Gospel are the most important teachings of the Bible. The two summarizes all of the bible's teachings and in a theological context. The Law refers to the commands, moral requirements, or rules, found in the Bible. Particularly in the Old Testament. The purpose of law is to reveal God’s righteousness and divineness, the Law demonstrates what is right and wrong according to the Lord's standard. And can be used as a moral compass to guide us from wicked to righteous. Gods law is what God commands us to do and it's summarized by one word, “Love” - we are created to love God above everything else but to also love our neighbors, and ourselves. The law serves us as a compass to reveal our sinfulness, showing us our inability to meet God’s perfect standard. God’s Law are stated in the 10 Commandments and has three uses. 1.
Curb-Civil: It serves as a curb or restraint on human sin by setting clear moral boundaries.
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Mirror-Theological: It acts as a mirror as we reflect back with (our thoughts, words, and behaviors) that reflects human sinfulness and our inability to meet God's perfect standard.
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Guide-Doxological: It provides guidance for living a righteous and moral life, showing God's will for our behavior.
Nevertheless, the law becomes a guide for people to learn how to live a life of love in response to
God’s live. But we are human and have a inability to meet God’s perfect standard. We are all sinners who need to repent. The law exposes human sinfulness and shows our need for salvation,
It highlights our failure and points to our guilt. When we have sinned and need salvation that is where the Gospel comes in to play. God shows his true love with his grace and mercy. It offers forgiveness and salvation. The Gospels functions
include: 1.
Promise: It conveys the promise of salvation and eternal life to those who believe in Jesus
Christ.
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Comfort: It provides comfort to those burdened by the Law, assuring them of God's love, mercy, and forgiveness.
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Motivation/inspire: It motivates believers to respond to God's grace with faith, gratitude, and good works, striving to live in accordance with God's will.
The Gospel offers two uses, forgiveness and salvation: Through the Gospel, we learn his willingness to forgive our sins through faith in Jesus Christ. It has a doxological use, because it can be our motivation to live a life of love to bring Gods glory to love in such a way that is accepting and inspiring. When reading God’s word, it is importance to distinguish the two. Because clarity in understanding and recognizing when the Bible presents Law or Gospel helps believers better
comprehend the intended message. It prevents confusion between the demands of the Law and the promises of the Gospel. Learning to distinguish the difference between Law and Gospel ensures that readers know when they are called to repentance and when they are truly invited to receive God's grace and forgiveness. Confusing the two can to people attempting to earn their salvation through the works, disregarding the free blessing offered in the Gospel.
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