The Law of the Lord

According to Psalm 19:7a, "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul:..." Hence the name of our ministry, Perfect Law Ministries. Charles H. Spurgeon, the "Prince of Preachers," said, "I do not believe that any man can preach the gospel who does not preach the Law. The Law is the needle, and you cannot draw the silken thread of the gospel through a man's heart unless you first send the needle of the Law to make way for it."

Paul said, in Romans 7:7, "...I had not known sin, but by the law..."

Galatians 3:24 tells us, "the law was our schoolmaster, to bring us to Christ..."

1 Timothy 1:8 says that the "law is good, if it is used lawfully."

1 John 3:4 informs us that sin is defined as "transgression of the law."

Let me ask you a question: Proverbs 20:6 asserts that most people will proclaim their own goodness, so...do you consider yourself to be a good person?

If you said, “Yes,” then you’re just like most people. But how do you define “good?” Chances are, your definition would be a little different from the next person, and theirs would be a little different from the next, and so on.

However, there is one definition of “good” that applies to everyone.

The Ten Commandments define “good” according to God’s perfect standard, which never changes (Exodus 20:1-17).

Have you kept the Ten Commandments? To find out, answer the following questions honestly:

Have you ever lied (even one fib, half-truth, or exaggeration)? Have you ever stolen anything in your whole life, no matter how small (the value doesn’t matter)?

If you said, “Yes,” then you are a lying thief. Bad news, huh? Hang on…there’s more:

Have you ever had sex outside of marriage? If so, you’re a fornicator. Jesus said that “Whoever looks at a woman to lust after her hath has committed adultery with her already in his heart” (Matthew 5:28).” If you’ve ever hated someone, the Bible says you are a murderer (1 John 3:15).

What’s more, you have a conscience (“conscience” means “with knowledge”), so when you sin, you do it with knowledge that it’s wrong (Romans 2:15).

Bearing in mind that God is perfect, and that he has seen your every thought, when you stand before Him on Judgment Day and He judges you by the Ten Commandments, will you be innocent or guilty?

If you’ve been honest so far, you’ve already seen that you’d be guilty before God. So would you go to Heaven or Hell?

The bible says that “all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone,” (Revelation 21:8), and that no adulterers, fornicators, thieves, or murderers can enter the kingdom of Heaven. You might not believe that, but it will happen no matter what you believe.

That brings us to the good news: Do you know what God did for you so you wouldn’t have to go to Hell?

“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).” You are guilty of breaking God’s Law, but Jesus took your punishment…He paid your fine in full…by suffering and dying on a cross 2000 years ago. Then He rose from the dead and defeated the grave.

That’s good news for you because if you repent (which means to confess and turn away from your sin) and put your trust in Jesus to save you (that is, if you trust Jesus like you would trust a parachute…you wouldn’t just believe in it, you’d put it on and hold tightly to it), then God will forgive you and grant you everlasting life – what better news could there be!

Read the Bible every day and obey what you read. God will never let you down.