The Law

This is a copy and paste of the first in a series of discipleship booklets that our church is distributing. This first series is designed to teach salvation in hopes of people getting SAVED!!! These booklets will be freely distributed to family, friends, neighbors and door to door. Pray for this ministry. If you are interested in using these booklets yourself contact me, I would love to be a HELP!!! jasonlapat@yahoo.com

The Law

Introduction

                This is the first of seven lessons on the Bible’s teaching of salvation. This lesson will show why anyone would need to be saved. The bible is very clear as to why anyone would need to be saved and it has to do with the law. There is coming a day when we are going to stand before God. Before death, it would be wise for us to know how our standing with God is. What is your standing before God and how do you know that your standing is pleasing to God? We hope to help you with these ALL important questions.

                                                                                                                                               I.            Our Day Before God

                Like it or not, the bible says every one of us is going to face God. In fact the bible says we will stand before God right after death. Many people live their lives without the reality of death. No man or woman will escape death, no matter how well they care for their bodies, how they lived, the things they did not do or the things that they did do, everyone is going to stand before God.

Romans 14:12 So then every _________of us shall give ___________   of himself to God.

            When you stand before God, you will have to give an account of how you lived your life. With what will God judge us?

Romans 2:2 But we are sure that the _____________ of God is according to ________ against them which commit such things.

            Now when we stand in the court of law, we know that not every case is judged by truth, sometimes the truth never comes out. Not so on our day before God. When we stand before God, every detail of our lives will be an open book before God, in fact the bible says…

Matthew 12:36 But I say unto you, That every ___________  ___________  that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the _________ of judgment.

            Nothing will be missed. There will be NO hiding of the truth before God. A Holy and Righteous God knows you and will only judge you by the truth.

                                                                                                                                                                   II.            The Law

            We ask the question: by what will God judge us? God has given us in the Old Testament what is called the law. There are 613 laws in all. The law is divided into 3 categories. First, there was the civil law that governed the society of the nation of Israel. The second were the ceremonial laws, regulating the sacrifices and offerings. Then there were the moral laws. These laws are the laws that are to govern how man should live. God’s law has never been repealed.

Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to ___________ the law, or the prophets: I am not come to ___________, but to ________.

                The law is still in effect. The law is what God will use to judge your life and mine. God summarized those 613 laws into 10 specific ones.

Deuteronomy 4:13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ______  _______________; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

            The 10 commandments were first given in Exodus 20. As we look through them, we are going to take a test to see how well we have kept God’s law. From that, we will see our individual standing before God? ARE YOU READY?

                                                                                                                                  III.            The 10 Commandments

Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other ________ before me.

            Have you ever placed someone or something in the place of God? Have you ever placed anything before God? Has God always, all the time been first in your life? Placing something before God is making that very thing your god. Are you guilty? ________

Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any  ____________ ____________, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

            Most people in our culture would say “not guilty” I have never bowed down to any statue or image. God is not just talking about man made images consider the following.

Romans 1:23 And _____________    the glory of the uncorruptible God into an   ____________   made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

                What have we imagined God to be? Have we always had a correct image of God? Most people have broken this commandment by imagining God to be something other than what HE really is. Have you ever created in your mind a false image of God? Are you guilty? ___________

Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the   _______   of the ___________thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

            What does it mean to take God’s name in vain? The word vain means empty, of no value and/or worthless. It means taking HIS name too lightly, speaking or singing HIS name without any consideration as to WHO HE is and what HE has done. How are you doing on this one? Are you guilty? ___________

Exodus 20:12  ___________ thy father and thy mother:

            The word honour means to give respect, to lift up. Parents are God’s given authority; no one has had perfect parents. Some are better than others. The ones you do have, have you always honored them? Are you guilty? __________

Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not ___________.

            For some reason our culture has made this the standard of good or bad. I have heard many times “well I have never killed anybody”. Did you know that this commandment goes much further?

1 John 3:15 Whosoever _________  his brother is a ___________

                A brother is another human being. Have you ever hated anybody and I mean anybody? Are you guilty? ___________

Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit ______________.

            This commandment also goes much further. Jesus said…

Matthew  5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: ²⁸ But I say unto you, That whosoever ____________ on a woman to _________   after her hath committed adultery with her already in his ____________.

            The bible teaches lusting and/or any sexual contact with anyone outside of marriage is adultery. Are you guilty? _________

Exodus 20:15 Thou shalt not ____________ .

            We are not asking if you have ever stolen a car, but have you ever taken anything and I mean anything that did not belong to you. Or, have you ever taken credit for somebody else’s work? Are you guilty? __________

Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear __________   witness against thy neighbour.

            Bearing false witness means to lie, have you ever told a lie. Have you ever misled someone? Are you guilty? __________

Exodus 20:17 Thou shalt not __________   thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not ___________   thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

            To covet means to strongly desire. Have you ever strongly desired something that God has not provided you? Have you spent hours thinking about something that did not belong to you? Are you always looking over the fence to see what new toy the neighbor has? This is coveting; are you guilty? __________

Conclusion

            That is the standard by which God will judge. How well will you do on that day? If we are honest with ourselves we are condemned liars, thieves, blasphemers, coveters, idolaters and adulterers. Jesus further summed up the whole law.

Matthew 22:36-40 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy_________  , and with all thy _________  , and with all thy _________ . This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the _________  and the prophets.

            Some may claim that they are still good enough. Consider the following…

James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole   ________, and yet offend in ________  point, he is ____________ of all.

            If you are guilty in one point of the law then you are guilty of the whole thing. One day you are going to stand before God. God is going to judge you for how you lived your life. God is going to judge by the truth of the word of God. The truth of the word of God finds us ALL guilty. That is the bad news. Here comes the good news. There is ONE who lived HIS life here on earth without breaking one of these commandments. This ONE was Jesus Christ, the bible says …

John 3:16 For God so __________ the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever _____________ in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

            Jesus died as a substitute, taking the penalty and the judgment for our sins. The bible says you must repent and believe in Jesus to be saved. BELIEVE IN JESUS TODAY TO BE SAVED!!! To further understand this, PLEASE do the rest of these bible studies. God’s will and the will of Old Paths Baptist Church is that you would be saved. Contact us with any question or concern.

Questions

1.      When will we stand before God? ____________________

2.      Is the law still in effect? _____________

3.      How many laws are there? ______________

4.      How do most people break the commandment in Exodus 20:4? __________________________________________ _______________________________________________

5.      Hating somebody is equal with what? ________________

6.      Who said looking upon others in a sexual way is equal to adultery? ____________________

7.      Jealousy of our neighbors stuff is what? ______________

8.      If somebody just sinned one time are they OK with God? _________

Essay

If God was to judge you by the 10 commandments would you be innocent or guilty? Please explain. _______________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Bible Christianity and Salvation Series

1.      The Law

2.      The Bible

3.      The Soul

4.      Sin

5.      The Gospel

6.      Repentance

7.      Faith

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