| Let's see if you think about God's Law the way Jesus thinks about it. Let's take a little quiz.
The table below has two columns: Column A is "the Law"; Column B is "the Gospel."
Column A
The Law |
Column B
The Gospel |
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Place the following words in the correct column:
If you're like most Christians, here is how you answered this quiz:
Column A
The Law |
Column B
The Gospel |
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So how do you think Jesus would have answered this quiz? The answer is found in Matthew 23:23:
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Matthew 23:23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law:
• justice,
• mercy, and
• faith:
these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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Justice, mercy, and faith, are all matters of the Law, and the "weightier matters" at that. Here is the correct answer, as given by Jesus:
Column A
The Law |
Column B
The Gospel |
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Shouldn't a Christian answer in the same way as Jesus Christ?
We've been trained to believe the Law is against mercy and faith. This is not Christlike thinking.
Q. So what is "The Gospel?" What is "the Good News?"
A. Keep Reading.
The Five Stages of Deuteronomy 8
Westminster Standards
Ten Principles for a Free Society
Preface
The First Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
- Idolatry and the Ten Commandments
The Second Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
- Day 81: Religious Worship, part 1
- Day 82: Religious Worship, part 2
- Day 83: Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience, part 1
- Day 84: Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience, part 2
- Day 85: The Word of God in Worship, part 1
- Day 86: The Word of God in Worship, part 2
- Day 87: The Word of God in Worship, part 3
- Day 88: The Word of God in Worship, part 4
- Day 89: Of the Sacraments, part 1
- Day 90: Of the Sacraments, part 2
- Day 91: Of Baptism, part 1
- Day 92: Of Baptism, part 2
- Day 93: Of Baptism, part 3
- Day 94: Of The Lord's Supper, part 1
- Day 95: Of The Lord's Supper, part 2
- Day 96: Of The Lord's Supper, part 3
- Day 97: Of The Lord's Supper, part 4
- Day 98: Of The Lord's Supper, part 5
- Day 99: Of The Lord's Supper, part 6
- Day 100: Of Communion of Saints, part 1
- Day 101: Of Communion of Saints, part 2
The Third Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
The Fourth Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
The Fifth Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
- Day 106: The Fifth Commandment, part 1
- Day 107: The Fifth Commandment, part 2
- Day 108: The Fifth Commandment, part 3
- Day 109: The Fifth Commandment, part 4
- Day 110: The Fifth Commandment, part 5
- Day 111: The Fifth Commandment, part 6
- Day 112: The Civil Magistrate, part 1
- Day 113: The Civil Magistrate, part 2
- Day 114: The Civil Magistrate, part 3
- Day 115: Of The Church, part 1
- Day 116: Of The Church, part 2
- Day 117: Of Church Censures, part 1
- Day 118: Of Church Censures, part 2
- Day 119: Of Synods and Councils
The Sixth Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
The Seventh Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
The Eighth Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
The Ninth Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
The Tenth Commandment
- Overview
- Do I Agree With God's Word?
- Have I Violated This Commandment?
- Am I Resolved to Obey it in the Future?
- How This Commandment was Applied in Early American Law
Platform Statements:
Ozarks Virtual Townhall
- January 10th, 2009 "The War President"
- Click here January 3rd, 2009 "The Path of Peace"
- December 27th, 2008 "War on Earth" - Christmas in Washington, D.C.
- June 7th, 2008: "War Supplement Bill"
- May 24th, 2008: "Memorial Day"
- May 17th, 2008: "60th Anniversary of the State of Israel"
- May 10th, 2008: "Mother's Day"
It's a war between mothers and "archists"
- April 12th, 2008: Assessing "The Surge" in Iraq
- April 5th, 2008: Expanding the Entangling NATO Alliance
- March 16, 2008: St. Patrick and U.S. Foreign Policy
Click here for notes and resources
- March 8th, 2008: Government Torture of Terrorist Suspects
- February 23, 2008: The Protect Telecommunications Companies Act
- February 16, 2008: The Protect America Act
- January 12, 2008: The President's Plan for Israel
- January 5, 2008: The President's Entangling Alliances in the Mideast
- December 15, 2007: Defense Appropriations
- November 10, 2007: "Veterans Day"
- September 15, 2007: General Petraeus Reports on Iraq
- September 8, 2007: Iraq: From "Dark Ideology" to "Normal Life."
- August 25, 2007: A "Safer and More Normal Life" in Iraq
- July 28, 2007: Expanding Powers of Government Surveillance
- July 21, 2007: Intelligence Estimate on the Terrorist Threat
- July 14, 2007: Progress in Iraq?
- May 26, 2007: Memorial Day
- May 5, 2007: The Funding of the War in Iraq
Blog posts
A Plowshares Conspiracy
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- Immigration in a Division of Labor Economy
- Why Immigration Enhances Our Culture
- Why Immigration Increases Our Technology
- Positive Effects of Population Growth through Immigration
- The Case for Free Immigration
- Refutation of the Arguments Against Free Immigration
- Why Immigration Increases Capital
- Why Immigration Raises Real Wage Rates
- Legalized Immigration Does Not Destroy Our Culture
- A Biblical Discussion about Immigration with Chuck Baldwin
- The Downward Shift in the Libertarian Party Platform, 2002-2006
- Why Anti-Immigration Laws are Unconstitutional
- ...
- THE SANCTUARY SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES - Gary North
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Q. So what is "The Gospel?" What is "the Good News?"
A. God gave a New Covenant, to write the Torah on our hearts, so that we would "do and teach" the Law and the Prophets (Matthew 5:19) and bring God's blessings on ourselves, our nation, and our posterity. These blessings center around freedom from "archists." This New Heavens and New Earth has already been inaugurated. In short, the Good News is "Anarcho-Preterism."
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