God Reveals His God Reveals His LawLaw

Where do we find God’s Where do we find God’s Law?Law?

Question #1Question #1

Where is one Where is one place we find place we find God’s law?God’s law?

Romans 2:14-15a

Romans 2:15b

Ephesians 4:18-19

Key Point #1

Romans 1:21

1 Corinthians 8:7

Psalm 119:105

Deuteronomy 5:22

Key Point #2

Key Point #3

Matthew 22:37-40

Key Point #4

Conscience

what God wants

clouds conscience

heart

sin

darkens heart

Law

sin

God wrote his law in the Bible clearly

Love God

Love my neighbor

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Romans 2:14-15aRomans 2:14-15aIndeed, when Gentiles, who do Indeed, when Gentiles, who do

not have the law, do by nature not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the though they do not have the law, since they show that the law, since they show that the requirements of the law are requirements of the law are written on their hearts, written on their hearts,

Romans 2:15bRomans 2:15b

since they show that the since they show that the requirements of the law are requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even now accusing, now even defending them.defending them.

God’s ___ is written God’s ___ is written in our _____, and in our _____, and our __________ our __________ remind us to __ or remind us to __ or ________.________.

Key Point #1Key Point #1

lawlawheartshearts

consciencesconsciencesdodo not to donot to do

Question #2Question #2

Why can’t we always Why can’t we always depend on what our depend on what our consciences tell us?consciences tell us?

Ephesians 4:18-19Ephesians 4:18-19

They are darkened in their They are darkened in their understanding and separated from understanding and separated from the life of God because of the the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more. lust for more.

Romans 1:21Romans 1:21

For although they knew God, For although they knew God, they neither glorified him they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking him, but their thinking became futile and their became futile and their foolish hearts were foolish hearts were darkened. darkened.

1 Corinthians 8:71 Corinthians 8:7

But not everyone knows But not everyone knows this. Some people are still this. Some people are still so accustomed to idols so accustomed to idols that when they eat such that when they eat such food they think of it as food they think of it as having been sacrificed to having been sacrificed to an idol, and since their an idol, and since their conscience is weak, it is conscience is weak, it is defiled. defiled.

Key Point #2Key Point #2

Because ___ darkens Because ___ darkens people’s _____, they people’s _____, they may have ______ or may have ______ or mistaken __________.mistaken __________.

sinsinheartsheartscloudedclouded

consciencesconsciences

Question #3Question #3

Where do we Where do we find a reliable find a reliable record of record of God’s Law?God’s Law?

Deuteronomy 5:22Deuteronomy 5:22

These are the commandments These are the commandments the LORD proclaimed in a loud the LORD proclaimed in a loud voice to your whole assembly voice to your whole assembly there on the mountain from out there on the mountain from out of the fire, the cloud and the of the fire, the cloud and the deep darkness; and he added deep darkness; and he added nothing more. Then he wrote nothing more. Then he wrote them on two stone tablets and them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.gave them to me.

Your word is a Your word is a lamp to my lamp to my feet and a feet and a light for my light for my path. path.

Psalm 119:105Psalm 119:105

Key Point #3Key Point #3

The law written in The law written in the ____ is ______ the ____ is ______ because it shows because it shows us _____ what us _____ what God’s ___ is.God’s ___ is.

BibleBible reliablereliable

clearlyclearlywillwill

Question #4Question #4

How is God’s law How is God’s law summarized for summarized for us in the Bible?us in the Bible?

Matthew 22:37-40Matthew 22:37-40

Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart your God with all your heart and with all your soul and and with all your soul and with all your mind.‘ This is with all your mind.‘ This is the first and greatest the first and greatest commandment. And the commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.‘ All the neighbor as yourself.‘ All the Law and the Prophets hang Law and the Prophets hang on these two on these two commandments." commandments."

Key Point #4Key Point #4

God’s ___ can God’s ___ can be __________ be __________ with the word with the word _____._____.

lawlawsummarizedsummarized

LOVELOVE

What I’ve What I’ve LearnedLearnedI find God’s law I find God’s law written in my heart, written in my heart, but the most reliable but the most reliable place I find God’s law place I find God’s law written is in the Bible.written is in the Bible.

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