Critical Issues Commentary | Use and Misuse of the Law Part 2 @CICministry | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
1Timothy 1:9-11 says that the law is for the wicked and disobedient. In this section Paul discusses the "lawful" use of the law of Moses which is to restrain wickedness. This calls into question John Calvin's claim that there is a third use of the law that was to help the sanctification of Christians. Pastor Douma cites a number of scriptures that refute that claim. Paul's categories remind us of the 10 commandments. We point out that 9 of those are reiterated under the new covenant. The one that is not is the Sabbath law which is addressed in the New Testament. But when it is, we find that whatever day of worship is observed, those who fail to come to Christ are Sabbath breakers because true Sabbath rest is only found in Christ. Days of worship are a matter of Christian liberty. Paul continues in the 1Timothy 1 to say that the gospel is the standard that opposes evil doing. Those who teach that we are not under Moses but Christ cannot rightfully be called "antinomian" if they teach that Christ and His apostles give binding moral law. We address Calvin's three uses of the law and explain our areas of disagreement. Pastor Eric approvingly cites a scholar who suggested three ways to describe the proper use of the law: repudiate as a binding legal code, replace with the new covenant, and then reappropriate the OT as scripture.
1Timothy 1:9-11 says that the law is for the wicked and disobedient. In this section Paul discusses the "lawful" use of the law of Moses which is to restrain wickedness. This calls into question John Calvin's claim that there is a third use of the law that was to help the sanctification of Christians. Pastor Douma cites a number of scriptures that refute that claim. Paul's categories remind us of the 10 commandments. We point out that 9 of those are reiterated under the new covenant. The one that is not is the Sabbath law which is addressed in the New Testament. But when it is, we find that whatever day of worship is observed, those who fail to come to Christ are Sabbath breakers because true Sabbath rest is only found in Christ. Days of worship are a matter of Christian liberty. Paul continues in the 1Timothy 1 to say that the gospel is the standard that opposes evil doing. Those who teach that we are not under Moses but Christ cannot rightfully be called "antinomian" if they teach that Christ and His apostles give binding moral law. We address Calvin's three uses of the law and explain our areas of disagreement. Pastor Eric approvingly cites a scholar who suggested three ways to describe the proper use of the law: repudiate as a binding legal code, replace with the new covenant, and then reappropriate the OT as scripture.
