Aug
21
Written by:
Bob Flynn
8/21/2008 2:42 PM
"You know what He wants; you know what is right because you have been taught His law." (NLT)
Ignorance of the law is no excuse!
Romans 2:18
"and know His will and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law," (NASB)
"And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;" (KJV)
"You know what He wants; you know what is right because you have been taught His law." (NLT)
"and know his will and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law," (NET)
Ignorance of the law is no excuse! Not only has it been written upon our hearts, but the Hebrew had been instructed from childhood in its tenets. The keepers of the law. Are we not the same today when we put a Bible under each are and sin mightily? Do we expect that just by attending Church, singing songs and feeling good that we are benefactors of the promise?
"To rest in the law, with a rest of complacency and acquiescence, is good; but to rest in it with a rest of pride, and slothfulness, and carnal security, is the ruin of souls." Matthew Henry
But don't be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the LORD's Temple is here. They chant, 'The LORD's Temple is here! The LORD's Temple is here!'" Jeremiah 7:4
"Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong." Hebrews 5:15 NLT