Question 97. What special use is there of the moral law to the regenerate?

 

Question 97. What special use is there of the moral law to the regenerate?

Answer. Those who are regenerate and believe in Christ are free from the moral law as a covenant of works, and are thereby neither justified nor condemned. But besides the general use of the moral law, which is common to all men, it is of a special use, to show how closely they are connected with Christ, who himself fulfilled it, and was cursed for them, and thereby to make them more thankful, and to show this gratitude to follow it more carefully as the rule of their life.

 

The law is not necessary for those who are born again. This is because they are guided by the Holy Spirit. However, even if they are born again, they still have a body, and that body cannot help but be ruled by the world. However, even in this case, the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, helps the believer, but the question arises as to whether the believer should live while looking at the provisions of the law and examining whether he or she commits a sin or not.

In terms of whether to receive help from the invisible and immaterial Holy Spirit or to live by observing the provisions of the law and striving not to break them, the spiritual can seek help from the Holy Spirit, while the flesh can seek wisdom in life by utilizing the laws of the world.

When a saint accidentally commits a sin in the world while living, he or she should ask for forgiveness from the victim and willingly accept punishment according to the laws of the world, but the question arises as to whether he or she should bring this issue to God and receive forgiveness through the blood of Jesus. However, since Jesus bore the burden of atonement for all sins, it is important to always live with a grateful heart, and it is unbiblical to judge sin by the provisions of the law.

 

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