Law

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Law
2 Kgs 17
Ex 19 2 8, 24 7 Rom 7 7-11
40 YEARS
40 YEARS
40 YEARS
2 Kgs 25 Jer 25
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Chart on continuing principles
Innocence
Conscience Human Government Promise Law Grace
Kingdom
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The Dispensation of Law
Mt 1113 For all the prophets and the law
prophesied until John. Lu 1616 The law and the
prophets were until John since that time the
kingdom of God is preached, and every man
presseth into it.
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The Dispensation of Law

• Before law- individual responsibility to God
  without laws and regulations.
  With law, God establishes a
  THEOCRATIC commonwealth. A government over
  which God will rule on earth through a
  representative he would appoint. (Moses, Joshua,
  Judges, Prophets.) Kings- because of hardness of
  heart. 1 Sam 8

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The Dispensation of Law

• CONDITION
• 1. Before law was given. Exodus 191-8
• 2. Under law Romans 105, Galatians 310

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The Dispensation of Law

• RESPONSIBILITY
• Must keep whole law Leviticus 185a James 210
  Galatians 310
• Divisions
• a. Moral-10 commandments
• Exodus 20
• b. Civil-Social Exodus 21ff
• c. Ceremonial- Religious
• Leviticus 1-22

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The Dispensation of Law

• 3. Purpose of law
• a. Not a means of justification Galatians 221,
  321
• b.  Mirror Gal 319
• c. Schoolmaster, Galatians 324
• d.  Reveal righteousness God demanded Rom 320-23

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The Dispensation of Law

• e. LIMITATION OF LAW SYSTEM
• 1. Man does not have ability to keep it.
• Spiritually dead Eph 21
• 2. Law cannot compel man to keep it.
• Law only offers penalty
• 3. Man has flesh nature
• Law can only appeal to what man is Romans 83

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The Dispensation of Law

• FAILURE Exodus 203 321-10 No other Gods
• Man did not keep the law.

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The Dispensation of Law

• JUDGMENT
• 1. Individual spiritual death Romans 6232.
  National Captives Deuteronomy 2858-68
• a. Israel 2 Kings 171-6
• b. Judah 2 Kings 251-7

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The Dispensation of Law

• SALVATION
• 1. Blood -Slay sacrifice Leviticus 1711
• 2. Faith bring sacrifice to tabernacle-
  Leviticus 11-5