18. The Law of God

The great principles of God's law are embodied in the Ten Commandments and exemplified in the life of Christ.

They express God's love, will, and purposes concerning human conduct and relationships and are binding upon all people in every age.
These precepts are the basis of God's covenant with His people and the standard in God's judgment.

Through the agency of the Holy Spirit they point out sin and awaken a sense of need for a Saviour.

Salvation is all of grace and not of works, but its fruitage is obedience to the Commandments. This obedience develops Christian character and results in a sense of wellbeing. It is an evidence of our love for the Lord and our concern for our fellow men.
The obedience of faith demonstrates the power of Christ to transform lives, and therefore strengthens Christian witness.

(Ex. 20:117; Ps. 40:7, 8; Matt. 22:3640; Deut. 28:114; Matt. 5:1720; Heb. 8:810; John 15:710; Eph. 2:810; 1 John 5:3; Rom.
8:3, 4; Ps. 19:714.)

Obviously law & grace and faith & works compliment one another for you can't have one without the other.

Where there isn't any law, there can't be any grace for there isn't any need of grace without the law.

Where there isn't any works, there can't be any faith for "faith without works" is dead.

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In His Love, Mercy & Grace

Daryl Fawcett :)