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God’s Commandments Are Sure, March 15
The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his
commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and
are done in truth and uprightness.
Psalm 111:7, 8
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The law of God existed before the creation of man or else Adam
could not have sinned. After the transgression of Adam the principles
of the law were not changed, but were definitely arranged and expressed
to meet man in his fallen condition.
The angels were governed by it [the law]. Satan fell because he
transgressed the principles of God’s government. After Adam and Eve
were created, God made known to them His law. It was not then written,
but was rehearsed to them by Jehovah.
In love, with a desire to elevate and ennoble us, God provided for
us a standard of obedience. In awful majesty, amid thundering and
lightning, He proclaimed from Mount Sinai His ten holy precepts. This
law reveals the whole duty of the human family; the first four precepts
define our duty to God, and the last six our duty to man.
The law of God, being a revelation of His will, a transcript of His
character, must forever endure, “as a faithful witness in heaven.” Not
one command has been annulled; not a jot or tittle has been changed.
Says the psalmist: “For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.”
Psalm 119:89
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From the first, the great controversy had been upon the law of God.
Satan had sought to prove that God was unjust, that His law was faulty,
and that the good of the universe required it to be changed. In attacking
the law, he aimed to overthrow the authority of its Author.
Through Satan’s temptations the whole human race have become
transgressors of God’s law; but by the sacrifice of His Son a way is
opened whereby they may return to God. Through the grace of Christ
they may be enabled to render obedience to the Father’s law.
When we trust God fully, when we rely upon the merits of Jesus as
a sin-pardoning Saviour, we shall receive all the help that we can desire.
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