(Chapter 7) God's Law Is a Transcript of His Character   In the law we find God's character. You see, throughout the Bible, God and the law are described with the same adjectives: good, holy and just. Sin has separated us from God and has distorted our perceptions of Him. Our sin made God look cruel and exacting, and it is the same sin that makes the law seem harsh and demanding. But God did not change when we sinned! He was the same loving God who loved us and longed to dwell with us. This is why He wrote out the Ten Commandments. He wanted us to see Him as He truly is. But, somehow, sin has so blinded our eyes that the very manner in which God meant to show us His love has been interpreted to be just the opposite!   Does our failure to understand the law's real meaning make it any less loving and kind? No, not any more than our failure to understand God makes Him unloving and cruel. When my heart is surrendered to God, and He is allowed to have complete control of my life, then I see His love in His individualized care for me. Because I am completely surrendered to Him I can see the beauty of His character as recorded in His loving law.   Let's suppose I wrote out a description of my character. If someone changed the document, would that make any change in who I am? Not at all. But it would affect their understanding of me. They would never be able to truly get to know me the way I am, because they would be assuming that my character is something other than what it is.   This is precisely what we have done with God. He wrote out His character, and we have come in and changed things. Now this has not changed God at all, but it has affected our ability to get to know Him. God is still the same. Sin still cannot enter His presence, any more than those breaking the law can stand in its shadow without feeling its crushing weight. To say that the law is no longer needed is to say that God is no longer needed! Both must come together; they are inseparable; one and the same. Because God's law is an expression of Himself, it cannot be changed or abolished without changing or abolishing God!   "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail" Luke 16:17 Attributes God Is His Law Is Good Holy Perfect Pure Just True Spiritual Righteous Faithful Love Unchanging Everlasting Luke 18:19 Isaiah 5:16 Matthew 5:48 1John 3:2,3 Deuteronomy 32:4 John 3:33 1Corinthians 10:4 Psaml 145:17 1Corinthians 1:9 1John 4:8 James 1:17 Genesis 21:33 1Timothy 1:8 Romans 7:12 Psalm 19:7 Psalm 19:8 Romans 7:12 Psalm 119:142 Romans 7:14 Psaml 119:172 Psaml 119:86 Romans 13:10 Matthew 5:18 Psalm 111:7,8

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