The Law is a transcript of God's character.

. . . This work is of God, or it is not. God does nothing in partnership with Satan. My work for the past thirty years bears the stamp of God or the stamp of the enemy. There is no halfway work in the matter. The Testimonies are of the Spirit of God, or of the devil. In arraying yourself against the servants of God you are doing a work either for God or for the devil. "By their fruits ye shall know them." What stamp does your work bear? It will pay to look critically at the result of your course. {4T 229.2}

The sons of God belong to a different nation--the empire of purity and holiness. They are the nobility of heaven. The stamp of God is upon them. So evident and perceptible is this that the enmity of the world is aroused against them by the contrast. I call upon everyone who claims to be a son of God never to forget this great truth, that we need the Spirit of God within us in order to reach heaven, and the work of Christ without us in order to give us a title to the immortal inheritance. {TM 441.4}

YES! "Against such" there is no law. Yes! The Law is indeed a transcript of the character of God. And Name = Character.

The "seal" of God may be a poor translation. It is quite similar to "mark". I believe a better translation of both may be "stamp." If we have the stamp of God, we have His character. If we have the stamp of the beast, our character is that of the beast. The decisive factor is a matter of character. We sometimes use expressions in English like "chip off the old block" to refer to one's likeness to his father. The "seal of God" is also a reference to such a likeness. We must be like the Father if it is to be said of us that we have His "seal" (stamp).

Those of whom it can be said that they have the stamp of God are pure and holy. They are God's sons. In First John we find that those who are called sons of God have Godly characters. They are obedient to His laws. Those who are disobedient to God are children of the devil. Jesus also rebuked some, calling them children of the devil on account of their sinfulness and disobedience.

Blessings,
Green Cochoa.

His teachings were designed to direct their minds to the Old Testament and to bring into clearer light the great themes there presented. For ages the people of Israel had been separating themselves from God, and they had lost sight of precious truths which He had committed to them. These truths were covered up with superstitious forms and ceremonies that concealed their true significance. Christ came to remove the rubbish which had obscured their luster. He placed them, as precious gems, in a new setting. He showed that so far from disdaining the repetition of old, familiar truths, He came to make them appear in their true force and beauty, the glory of which had never been discerned by the men of His time. Himself the Author of these revealed truths, He could open to the people their true meaning, freeing them from the misinterpretations and false theories adopted by the leaders to suit their own unconsecrated condition, their destitution of spirituality and the love of God. He cast aside that which had robbed these truths of life and vital power, and gave them back to the world in all their original freshness and force. {5T 709.2}

The blessed Bible gives us a knowledge of the great plan of salvation, and shows us how every individual may have eternal life. Who is the author of the Book?--Jesus Christ. He is the True Witness, and he says to his own, "I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." The Bible shows us the way to Christ, and in Christ eternal life is revealed. Jesus said to the Jews, and to those who gathered about him in multitudes, "Search the Scriptures." The Jews had the Scriptures which testified of Christ, but they were not able to discern Christ in the Scriptures. The truths of the Old Testament they had so mingled with human opinions that its teachings were mystified, and the will of God to man covered up. Christ's sermon on the mount virtually contradicted the doctrines of the self-righteous scribes and Pharisees. They had so misrepresented God that he was looked upon as a stern judge, incapable of compassion, mercy, or love. They presented to the people endless maxims and traditions that had no "Thus saith the Lord" for their authority. Though they professed to know and to worship the true and living God, they wholly misrepresented him and his character as revealed in his Son. Christ labored constantly to sweep away those misrepresentations, that the confidence of men in the love of God might be restored. He taught man to address the supreme Ruler by the new name "Our Father." This name represents our true relation to him, and when spoken sincerely by human lips, it is music in the ears of God. Christ leads us to the throne of God by a new and living way. {AU Gleaner, June 9, 1909 par. 5}

Good discussion. The motivation for obedience that God finds acceptable is love. "If you love me keep my commandment." There is transforming power in the word of God. God's biddings are his enablings. Deeds make the man, not man the deeds.

Which is more important to us, The seal of God, or the mark of the beast?

Have you noticed that the Bible calls the Ten Commandments the Covenant? Hebrew scholars tell us that the language of the Commandments are the language of a covenant and not a prohibition.

In the middle of this covenant you have the expression "Remember" That is part of the covenant.