Law (3/5)

The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the decrees… Psalm 19:7

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The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the decrees of the Lord are sure,
making wise the simple.
Psalm 19:7 soul wisdom Word of God
The wise of heart will heed commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:8 wisdom heart

Praise the Lord!
Happy are those who fear the Lord,
who greatly delight in his commandments.
Psalm 112:1 love awe
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever.
Psalm 111:10 awe wisdom worship
I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have given me life.
Psalm 119:93 life
Well then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
Galatians 3:5 Spirit listening
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, because no one will be justified by the works of the law.
Galatians 2:15-16 faith righteousness
If any of you sin without knowing it, doing any of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, you have incurred guilt, and are subject to punishment.
Leviticus 5:17 sin punishment
And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 22:39 neighbor love
Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22:31 obedience God
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
Deuteronomy 5:11 punishment
I do not nullify 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,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes.
Psalm 19:8 joy heart light
Turn my heart to your decrees,
and not to selfish gain.
Psalm 119:36 greed heart selfishness
You must neither add anything to what I command you nor take away anything from it, but keep the commandments of the Lord your God with which I am charging you.
Deuteronomy 4:2 obedience following
Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4 sin righteousness
The sum of your word is truth;
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
Psalm 119:160 reliability Word of God
For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 3:11 love neighbor
I the Lord am your God; follow my statutes, and be careful to observe my ordinances, and hallow my sabbaths that they may be a sign between me and you, so that you may know that I the Lord am your God.
Ezekiel 20:19-20 obedience sabbath
They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.
John 14:21 love Father
My child, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
for length of days and years of life
and abundant welfare they will give you.
Proverbs 3:1-2 life heart peace
The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.”
Exodus 24:12 obedience receiving
I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous ordinances.
Psalm 119:7 worship heart praise
Your decrees are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.
Psalm 119:111 joy heart
But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction.
Romans 3:21-22 faith righteousness prophecy