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NASB | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole Law but stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of [breaking] all of it. |
Subject: Why keep the Moral Law? |
Bible Note: Where are all of these moral commandments found in the Old Testament? In the Law. An important distinction must be made between insisting that being moral is the road to salvation and that those who are truly saved are commanded to live morally. No evangelical proposes following the moral commandments in the Law as a means to salvation, but it is a mark and result of our salvation. The way the Reformers put it makes a lot of sense to me: "We are saved by faith alone, but not be a faith that IS alone." The moral commandments found in the Law are identical to the moral commandments which the epistle writers give to believers. Therefore, in a very real sense there is a "moral" aspect of the Law that God leads believers to follow, although not to earn salvation. --Joe! |