Rediscovering the Foundation Of The Christian Life In An Age Of Mass Confusion

A Forgotten Anchor in a Spinning World

I’ve been hammering this because we seem to have lost the foundation for Christianity itself.  And so, I’ll say it again… God’s Law isn’t some dusty relic buried in the back pages of the Bible. It’s the moral backbone of creation itself… the standard that shapes how we see justice, mercy, and what it means to love both God and neighbor.

For centuries, believers understood that the Law wasn’t a cage… it was a compass. But in our age of “do what feels right,” the very word law makes people twitch. So let’s slow down, cut through the noise, and rediscover why God’s Law still matters… not as a burden, but as the very foundation of freedom.

What Is God’s Law, Really?

When we talk about God’s Law, we’re not just talking about a list of do’s and don’ts. It’s the full moral and ceremonial code God gave to His people… from the Ten Commandments carved in stone to the “case law” principles that governed worship, fairness, family, and daily life.

The Mosaic Covenant wasn’t random. It was a divine framework for living in harmony with God and each other. And those commandments didn’t vanish when the New Testament began — they echo all the way through it.

C.S. Lewis once foolishly said that traces of God’s moral law can be found in every culture.  Think about all the cultures that have in the past and even now believe in various forms of human sacrifice. Now, it’s true to a point in that every heart remembers something of right and wrong, because we are creatures made in God’s image. But only the uneducated believe that every cultural moral code mirrors God’s laws. Some keep twisting truth until it blesses what He forbids.

Can Every Moral Code Reflect God’s Truth?

A quick glance at history says no. Some societies called slavery, sacrifice, or oppression “holy.” Those aren’t echoes of heaven… they’re rebellion dressed up as virtue.

Even in corrupt cultures, there’s often a faint heartbeat of fairness left. But here’s the warning baked into Scripture: when people shake their fists at God’s standards, collapse follows. Always.

Civilizations thrive when they walk… even limping… toward God’s design. But when they rewrite morality in their own image, the rot begins. History keeps proving it.

God’s Law in the Big Story

To see why the Law still matters, you’ve got to zoom out. God’s covenants — with Abraham, Moses, David, and finally in Christ… are all threads of one masterpiece.

Ephesians says believers who were once “outsiders” have now been brought near through Christ. That means we’re not cut off from the Law’s story… we’re grafted into it.

The Mosaic Covenant wasn’t a set of obsolete regulations. Not at all.  It was a step in a long plan leading to Jesus… the “Yes and Amen” to every promise. And, if He fulfills the promise to His son and thereby fulfills the covenants, then their moral foundation can’t be tossed aside like an old contract.

Are Christians Still Bound by the Law?

Here’s the million-dollar question.

Did Jesus “fulfill” the Law so completely that we can now ignore it? Not quite. Scripture draws a sharper line. Christ completed the ceremonial and sacrificial parts, and so those elements have passed away… but He confirmed the moral core as the blueprint for holy living.

Paul says the Law isn’t contrary to grace — it sets the stage for it. The Law shows what righteousness looks like; grace gives the power to live it.

Jeremiah said it beautifully: under the New Covenant, God writes His Law on our hearts. Same truth, new location. The commandments move from stone to soul… and the Spirit turns duty into desire.

Jesus on the Law: Straight from the Source

If anyone’s confused about whether the Law still matters, Jesus cleared that up.

In Matthew 5, He said, “Don’t think I came to abolish the Law.” He didn’t delete it… He fulfilled it. Then He doubled down: not one tiny mark of it would vanish until heaven and earth pass away.

Paul backed Him up in Romans 3: “Do we then make void the Law through faith? God forbid. We establish the Law.”

In other words, real faith doesn’t cancel God’s standards… it finally makes obedience possible.

The Law of Christ — What’s Actually New?

So what is the “Law of Christ”? Did He replace the old system or reveal its true heart?

Romans 8 says what the Law couldn’t do because of human weakness, the Spirit now accomplishes through us. The rules didn’t change… our ability did.

So the Law of Christ isn’t a new morality; it’s the same divine order, powered by grace instead of grit. It’s not about self-righteous striving but Spirit-filled living. That’s freedom — not bondage.

The Confusion About Being ‘Free from the Law’

Here’s where many get tangled.

Believers are free from the Law’s curse… it no longer condemns them. But they’re not free from the Law’s wisdom.

Think about it. The Law reveals God’s character: justice, purity, mercy, honesty. Those qualities don’t expire because Jesus came. He didn’t hit the delete key on holiness; He defined it.

Christ took the penalty for breaking the Law… and handed us the power to keep its moral truth. That’s not a contradiction; that’s completion.

The Law in the Early Church

If you think the early church left the Law behind, look again.

Paul quoted it constantly… about marriage, fairness, work, generosity. He even used the line about not muzzling an ox to teach compassion for workers, and yep, pay for preachers. (That’s an Old Testament case law, by the way.)

To him and the apostles, the Law wasn’t a museum piece. It was living wisdom… still breathing, still teaching, still shaping the new church.

Why God’s Law Still Matters Now

In a world where morals change faster than social media posts, God’s Law is the one fixed point that doesn’t move. It’s the plumb line of reality.

Right and wrong aren’t cultural trends; they’re reflections of God’s unchanging nature. His standards don’t shift with public opinion… because they were never voted on.

The Law anchors believers when the culture drifts. It calls sin what it is… not to crush us, but to steer us back to grace. And it’s very apparent when a nation or a person drifts too far, the cracks start showing.

History makes it plain: where God’s standards are honored, justice thrives. Where they’re abandoned, chaos takes the wheel.

Grace Doesn’t Erase the Law — It Energizes It

Some fear that preaching the Law undermines grace. Truth is, grace makes the Law beautiful again.

Romans 8 says the righteous requirement of the Law is fulfilled in us who walk by the Spirit. Grace doesn’t lower the bar… it gives us legs to reach it.

When God writes His Law on your heart, obedience stops feeling like obligation and starts feeling like peace. Love becomes the Law’s living form… not its replacement.

The Final Takeaway

Strip away the theological clutter and here’s what’s left: God’s Law still matters. Not as a ladder you can climb by obeying it, but as a way, a direction for all of life. Jesus claimed to be “the way,” remember?

It’s the steady pulse of Scripture… from Sinai to Calvary to today. It doesn’t chain the believer; it frees him to live as God intended.

Through Christ, the Law becomes what it was always meant to be… not a ladder to heaven, but a mirror reflecting God’s own heart.

Take it away, and righteousness loses its shape. Culture loses its spinal cord. Embrace it through grace, and life takes on divine order again.

God’s Law isn’t old news. It’s the owner’s manual for the human soul… and in a world rewriting morality by the minute, that’s not outdated. It’s revolutionary.

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