Law (3/5)

However, the one who looks intently at the perfect law of freedom… James 1:25

However, the one who looks intently at the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard but putting it into practice—will be blessed in everything he does.
James 1:25 blessing listening obedience
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
those who are guided by it will grow in understanding.
His praise will last forever.
Psalm 111:10 awe wisdom worship

There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save or to destroy. Who then are you to pass judgment on a neighbor?
James 4:12 judgment salvation neighbor
Never will I forget your commands,
for through them you have given me life.
Psalm 119:93 life
I rejoice in following your statutes
more than I would rejoice in endless riches.
Psalm 119:14 money joy
Therefore, whoever breaks even one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be considered least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever observes these commandments and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:19 kingdom heaven obedience
Does God give you the Spirit and work mighty deeds among you because you have kept the Law or because you believed what you have heard?
Galatians 3:5 Spirit listening
You will not add to what I command you, nor will you take away from it, so that you might observe the commandments of the Lord, your God, that I am giving you.
Deuteronomy 4:2 obedience following
Everyone who sins breaks the law,
for sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4 sin righteousness
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners, yet we know that a man is justified not by the works of the Law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we too came to believe in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in him and not by the works of the Law, for no one will be justified by the works of the Law.
Galatians 2:15-16 faith righteousness
When someone sins and does any of the things that the Lord has forbidden, even if he does not realize he did it, he has still committed an offense and must bear his guilt.
Leviticus 5:17 sin punishment
I do not set aside the grace of God, for if justification comes through the Law, then Christ died for nothing.
Galatians 2:21 grace righteousness Jesus
The precepts of the Lord are right,
causing the heart to rejoice.
The commands of the Lord are clear,
giving light to the eyes.
Psalm 19:9 joy heart light
The second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 22:39 neighbor love
You shall observe my commandments and obey them. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22:31 obedience God
You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain, for the Lord will not consider blameless those who take his name in vain.
Deuteronomy 5:11 punishment
Dispose my heart to follow your statutes
and to flee selfish gain.
Psalm 119:36 greed heart selfishness
For from the beginning
you have heard the message
that we should love one another.
1 John 3:11 love neighbor
Every word you utter is true,
and all your righteous judgments are everlasting.
Psalm 119:160 reliability Word of God
I, the Lord, am your God. You must obey my laws and be careful to observe my ordinances. Keep holy my Sabbaths as a sign between me and you so that you will know that I am the Lord, your God.
Ezekiel 20:19-20 obedience sabbath
My son, do not forget my teaching,
but cherish my commandments in your heart,
for they will bring you length of days,
more years of life, and an abundance of prosperity.
Proverbs 3:1-2 life heart peace
Anyone who has received my commandments
and observes them
is the one who loves me.
And whoever loves me
will be loved by my Father,
and I will love him
and reveal myself to him.
John 14:21 love Father
The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,
but destruction for evildoers.
Proverbs 10:29 sin reliability
I will walk in complete freedom
because I have sought your commands.
Psalm 119:45 freedom seeking
The Lord said to Moses, “Climb up to me on the mountain and remain there. I will give you stone tablets with the laws and commandments that I have written for their instruction.”
Exodus 24:12 obedience receiving