Puritan Reformed Church

The Types of Law


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The sermon presents a comprehensive theological framework for understanding the law of God through the lens of three distinct categories: moral, ceremonial, and civil. It argues that the moral law, rooted in God's unchanging nature and written on Adam's heart, remains binding for all people at all times, as summarized in the Ten Commandments and fulfilled in Christ. Ceremonial laws, which include religious symbols and rituals such as sacrifices and the Sabbath, were temporary institutions given to the Old Testament church under age to prefigure Christ's work and are now abrogated in the New Covenant, though their spiritual meaning endures. Civil laws, governing justice, governance, and punishment, are grounded in universal principles of equity and justice derived from God's moral law, applicable across nations even as their specific applications vary. The sermon emphasizes that the law's threefold use—as a mirror revealing sin, a chain restraining evil, and a lamp guiding life—does not contradict grace but is fulfilled in the believer's heart through the Spirit's work, affirming that true faith produces obedience not as a means of salvation but as a fruit of it.
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Puritan Reformed ChurchBy David Reece

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