Pastor-teacher Don Hargrove
Faith Bible Church
Sun., Oct 25, 2009
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Salvation (Mt 11:28; Jn 4:14; 6:35; Mt 18:2-3; Jn
11:25-26; Rom 6:23); the spiritual life, (1 Thess
5:18-19), spiritual maturity (Prov 23:7; Rom 12:2; Js
2:23; 4:4-6)
GOD’S COVENANTS – Part 16: The Mosaic Covenant, Part 8:
Mosaic Law, Natural Law,
Lawlessness, and 5 Cycles of Discipline
(Messiah
& A.C. #262)
A. Dispensations and Covenants.
B.
The Mosaic Law, and natural law throughout history, Rom 2:14.
1. The Mosaic Covenant with its 613 laws was
only designed Israel.
2. However, God hardwires into the soul of
everyone basics of ML.
3. Throughout history, unbelievers demonstrate
these “basics,” Rom 2:14.
4. Man’s instinct to “do Law” is what is known
as “natural law.”
5. It is very important to understand the
distinction between natural law and positive law in order to be a good
ambassador for Christ.
6. Man’s instinct for natural law works in
conjunction with conscience.
7. Lawlessness, degeneration, and gross evil is always a result of man’s suppression and rejection of
natural law & conscience, 1 Tim 4:2.
8. When natural law and the conscience are
rejected and corrupted, positive law becomes the new norm and standard.
9. When society has so rejected natural law so
as to reject the counsels of reason and conscience, God moves in to destroy
that nation.
C. Historical look at unbelieving
societies doing “things” of the Law.
1. Nomonlogy of
ancient Egypt.
2. Nomonology of
ancient Mesopotamia (2900-1800 B.C), cf. Gen 15:16.
3. Nomonology of the
Greek tragedians (c. 525 B.C.).
4. Nomonology of
Plato (427-347 BC).
5. Nomonology of Aristotle
(384-322 B.C.).
6. Nomonology of
Stoicism (300 B.C.).
7. Nomonology of
Cicero (106-43 B.C).
8. Nomonology of the
Romans (286 B.C. - 476 A.D.).
9. Nomonology of the
union of the Roman state and the Church.
a. Beneficial influences.
b. Baneful
influences.
10. Nomonology of
Justinian (A.D. 533).
11. Nomonology of
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274).
12. Deontological nomonology
of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).
13. Nomonology of John
Locke (1632-1704).
14. Nomonology of
America at the founding (18th century).
15.
Today dangerous postmodern utilitarian nomonology.
D. God and government.
1. God is not particularly interested in the
form of government.
2. What God is interested in is the
preservation of natural law/rights.
3. All human rights/laws are gifts from God,
Rom 13:1-7; 1 Pet 2:14-15.
4. Natural law and rights are found in the 5
divine institutions.
E.
The 5 stages of personal and national decay, Rom 1:18-32.
#1: Rejection of God as Creator, Rm 1:18-21.
#2 Idolatry, 1:22-25.
#3: Sexual immorality, 1:26-27.
#4: Depraved mind, 28-31.
#5: New morality in violation of natural law.
F. National & personal
degeneracy with its new “morality” (PC) is always a result of rejection of
natural law (BD/truth), Isa 5:11-21; Hos 4:6.
G.
The 5 cycles of national discipline, Lev 26; Dt 28.
1. Cycle #1, Lev 26:16-17: disease and military defeat.
2. Cycle #2, Lev 26:18-20, economic
destruction.
3. Cycle #3: Lev 26:21-223, increase violence,
crime, and terrorism.
4. Cycle #4: Lev 26:23-26, disease, military
defeat.
5. Cycle #5: Lev 26:27, removal of the nation.
H.
God judges unbelieving nations for violation of natural law, Lev 18.
1. Sexual promiscuity including molestation and
incest, Lev 18:6-18.
2. Adultery, 18:20.
3. Infanticide, idolatry, sexual perversion,
18:21.
4. Homosexuality, 18:22.
5. Bestiality, 18:23.
6. Divine destruction of a lawless defiled
gentile nation, 18:24-25.
I. Lawlessness and apostasy in the
last days of the Church Age, 2 Thess 2:3, 7.
1. Lawlessness, 2 Thess
2:3, 7.
2. Religious ascetic reversionism, 1 Tim
4:1-3.
3. Rejection of the Person and Work of Jesus
Christ, 2 Pet 2:1-3
4. Religious hucksterism, 2 Pet 2:15.
5. Denial of the Return of Jesus Christ, 2 Pet
3:3-4.
6. Hedonistic, narcissistic, emotional,
“religious” Christianity, 2 Tim 3:1-5
7. Rejection of sound doctrine, 2 Tim 4:3-4.
8. Self-confident in self-improvements and
attainments, Rev 3:15-16.
J. Protection against apostasy and
the lawless influences of our day.
1. Continue living out the spiritual life, 2 Tim
3:10.
2. Do not be surprised at the testings in life, 2 Tim 3:12.
3. Stay in doctrine, 2 Tim 3:14-17; Mt 4:4.
4. Focus on God’s plan for your life, 2 Tim
4:6-8.
5. Do not be distracted by believers in KD, 2
Tim 4:10.
6. Continue to lean on the Lord for strength, 2 Tim 4:17-18.