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Among those churches which accept the Bible as the very word of God, and accordingly strive to make it their only rule for faith and life, perhaps the most fundamental question with which we are faced today is: “What is the relationship between the Old and New Testaments?” To put it more simply, “How are we to read the bigger half of our Bible; and how, if at all, does it bind us today? Are we to apply it today at all?” The answer to this question affects not only our life at church but our daily lives as well.
This is always a provocative subject and always worth considering. The confessional Reformed churches have maintained that the law of God is binding for Christians and the Church. Others, for example, those who embrace NCT (New Covenant Theology) would agree in part, but reject the confessional view that the Ten Commandments are perpetual and thus binding. They hold that the "law of Christ" replaces the law of the old covenant. On the other hand, Theonomic Reconstructionists maintain that most all of the law of the old covenant, is binding. And, of course, Antinomians maintain that there is no binding law of God.

This article deals with many of the arguments set forth by these groups and looks to Scripture for answers. Where one stands on this issue will determine how one lives out their profession and what the Church should preach, teach and formulate the basis for discipline when necessary.

You can read this article here: Must We Obey the Law?

In His service and grace,

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