God's Law Made Easy Quotes

“Reformed theology has been the clearest and most vigorous proponent of God’s Law, whereas most other evangelical theologies either overlook it altogether or studiously discount it as a viable option in ethical and legal discourse.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“The Law thereby prohibits three contemporary monetary phenomena that have contributed so heavily to the economically precarious position of modern nations: fiat money, fractional reserve banking, and deficit spending.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“The old covenant structure and ceremonial obligations, which included the sacrificial system and various ritual and typological features, is established only with Israel. Yet it was established on a moral substructure rooted in the unchanging righteousness of God which promoted perpetually obligatory commandments of God.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“Here we must recognize that the ceremonial law by design is never intended to be an end in itself. It always is prophetically and typically forward-looking, anticipating the coming of the Redeemer and the finalization of salvation through his work. The ceremonial law foreshadowed the eternal truths of Christ’s work.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“This idea of “becoming a Jew” indicates ceremonial distinctives are in view rather than moral ones. No one “becomes a Jew” by not killing, not committing adultery, or not coveting (keeping the moral aspects of the Law). They do “become a Jew” by undergoing the ceremonial distinctives which marked the Jews off from the Gentiles (circumcision, food laws, cleansing rituals, and so forth).”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“The Law does not have the power to sanctify; that is the Holy Spirit’s ministry as he operates in the gospel. But the Law sets forth the God-ordained pattern of righteous behavior thereby providing an objective standard for the Spirit-filled Christian so that he might know what God expects of him. Sanctification is not guided or governed by warm feelings, cultural mores, or doing-the-best-I-can. It is guided by the moral character of God revealed in his Word.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“When the Law is properly understood and its threats heard and feared, it exercises a restraining power within the souls of sinners, which is the end result of true conviction of sin.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“Since our problem is primarily ethical, and since our sin blinds us to righteousness, God’s Law is essential to our struggle against sin because the Law defines it. Indeed, “where there is no law, neither is there violation” (Rom 4:15). That is, without God’s Law we cannot properly understand what sin is: how can there be an ethical violation if there is no known ethical standard?”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“God’s Law is redemptive only in Christ’s keeping it in our behalf so that he and he alone might secure our salvation. Salvation is and always has been by grace through faith alone. Modern Judaism and Islam, along with liberal Christianity, are moralistic religions which promise salvation to those whose good deeds outweigh their bad. Biblical Christianity is a redemptive religion which promises to those who truly believe in Christ that they will be saved by his redemptive work alone.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“The Christian must see God’s Law as a guide for his own personal behavior. God’s Law is law, not suggestion. It is fundamentally obligatory, not merely recommended.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“the apostasy laws in God’s Law are not laws against mere unbelief or misguided worship. Those laws were designed to protect the legal integrity of the nation (criminalizing such actions as treason, conspiracy, seditious revolt, and espionage) and to bring judgment against wicked idolatry (criminalizing such actions as cultural subversion and public mayhem).”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“Here we must recognize that the ceremonial law by design is never intended to be an end in itself. It always is prophetically and typically forward-looking, anticipating the coming of the Redeemer and the finalization of salvation through his work. The ceremonial law foreshadowed the eternal truths of Christ’s work. God intended it to be superseded: Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the people received the Law), what further need was there for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be designated according to the order of Aaron? For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also. (Heb 7:11–12) Secondly, as the ceremonial laws expects, Christ’s coming confirms their essential meaning and eternally validates their redemptive truth. Christ is the reality of which they are but the shadow. Thus, for us to keep the ceremonial laws today in the same way ancient Israel keeps them in the old covenant would actually breach them. To continue engaging in the ceremonies would effectively deny that they point ahead to their expiration through fulfillment.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“The immediate contextual setting of Paul’s statement suggests he is dealing with “the Law” as that which separates the Jewish race from the Gentiles. In the very verse in question Paul states: “to the Jews I become as a Jew.” This idea of “becoming a Jew” indicates ceremonial distinctives are in view rather than moral ones. No one “becomes a Jew” by not killing, not committing adultery, or not coveting (keeping the moral aspects of the Law). They do “become a Jew” by undergoing the ceremonial distinctives which marked the Jews off from the Gentiles (circumcision, food laws, cleansing rituals, and so forth).”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“We must recall that the new covenant does not bring with it a new Law, but rather the power to keep the same Law.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy

“Some decry the law as an imposition of religion. But all law imposes religion in that law is necessarily religious, for all law is an expression of morality.”
― Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., God's Law Made Easy