Law (3/5)

But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty… James 1:25

But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.
James 1:25 blessing listening obedience
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

You shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold.
Exodus 20:23 idols money
There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge your neighbor?
James 4:12 judgment salvation 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
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
I delight in the way of your decrees
as much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:14 money joy
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:19 kingdom heaven obedience
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
Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:4 sin righteousness
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
You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and mother; also, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 19:18b-19 love family reliability
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
The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,
but destruction for evildoers.
Proverbs 10:29 sin reliability
And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 22:39 neighbor love
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
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
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
But if the wicked turn away from all their sins that they have committed and keep all my statutes and do what is lawful and right, they shall surely live; they shall not die.
Ezekiel 18:21 conversion sin obedience
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
I shall walk at liberty,
for I have sought your precepts.
Psalm 119:45 freedom seeking
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
Keep his statutes and his commandments, which I am commanding you today for your own well-being and that of your descendants after you, so that you may long remain in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.
Deuteronomy 4:40 obedience blessing life
The sum of your word is truth;
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
Psalm 119:160 reliability Word of God

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.”