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You live in a community that has a set of laws. These laws are good, helping to keep the peace and ensure that your liberties are not infringed upon by others (and that you can't infringe on the liberties of others).

Do you have to keep those laws? You do if you want to stay out of jail.

Now, imagine a police officer pulls you over for speeding. You give him a good excuse, and maybe he's moved by the tears in your eyes. You are guilty of breaking the law, but after a short conversation, he decides to be merciful and lets you off with a warning. Are you going to squeal your tires and speed away? Of course not!

God also has a community. It's a little bigger than the one you live in now, encompassing the entire universe. God's law is also good (Romans 7:12), designed to keep the peace and ensure your God-given rights are not infringed by others (and that you don't infringe on the God-given rights of others).

Do you have to keep God's laws? You do if you want to stay out of hell.

Now, you've been pulled over. This time it wasn't a police officer that pulled you over. It was God Himself. You are guilty of breaking God's law. And before you could say anything, He said, “I have forgiven you. Jesus has already paid for your law-breaking. Go, and keep my laws from now on.” Are you now going to flaunt God's mercy?

This is not legalism. Legalism says, “If you keep the law, you are saved.” But God says, “Because you are saved, keep the law.”

Do you see the difference?

Your righteous works are like filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). That means that you've already broken the law and nothing you can do will save you from death. You could start keeping the law perfectly right this instant and for the rest of your life, but you still wouldn't be worthy of living because of the sins of your past. In order to escape that death, God has to give it to you as a gift. He can do that only because Jesus paid the price for your sins.

So, you don't keep the law to save yourself; you keep the law because you've already been saved. You keep the law as a loving response to God's mercy.

Jesus says, “If you love me, keep my commandments.” That is, keep the law.

God asks us to keep His law so that nobody gets hurt. Imagine, if everybody kept God's perfect law (James 1:25), there would be no wars, no hunger, no child abuse.

Do you think it's possible to keep God's law?

By CK Lester

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Sally
Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:38 PM

Keeping the Law of God is needed in our lives. But, it is also a choice. It's just like rejecting God's Word. If you love Jesus SO MUCH, you would keep the commandments. "If you love me, keep my commandments".
Richard
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:53 AM

Yes, we really have to. Because the bible is God's word to us. In fact the word BIBLE is an abbreviation of 'Best Instruction Before Leaving Earth.' In other words, the bible is a guideline for the people living on earth for a little while getting ready to live eternally when Jesus comes. So the Bible's laws are principles that flow from God on which if we obey, we shall surely have life more abundantly both here on earth and eternally in the new earth.
Jacklyn
Saturday, February 12, 2011 6:16 PM

first of all, you need to know what god's laws are. then after that, I would pray about it. And constantly ask yourself, is what Im doing following God's laws? WWJD. (what would Jesus do)
Julie
Monday, November 29, 2010 11:31 PM

It's time to put on the armor of God & show Him in return that we love Him by keeping His commandments. And let NOTHING get in the way, no excuses & self-centered temptations to keep us from loving, obeying & following our precious Savior, Creator, Best Friend.......:)
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