Do we needto follow the law?

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!

If we accept Christ, then why worry about the 10 commandments? The law is dead, right? So, as long as I believe in Jesus I am okay - no problems! The law is old testament days, written by old men, and does not apply to me today. Huh??

Where do you get this idea? Well, in Galatians 2:16 it says a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ,not by obeying the law....

Oh, but wait. Paul is not saying the law is bad, because in another letter he wrote, "The law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good" (Romans 7:12). What Paul is saying is that the law can never make us acceptable to God. The law still has an important role to play in the life of a Christian. The law (1) guards us from sin by giving us standards for behavior; (2) convicts us of sin, leaving us the opportunity to ask for God's forgiveness; (3) drives us to trust in the sufficiency of Christ,because we can never keep the Ten Commandments perfectly.

Once we become Christians we are forgiven, but the law is there to guide us and help us to live as God requires.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny