The Law of the Lord

[stephen]

"Before I preach love, mercy and grace, I must preach sin, Law and judgment." - John Wesley

"I do not believe that any man can preach the gospel who does not preach the Law" - Charles Spurgeon

“The essence of the Law should be unsparingly applied to the conscience until the sinner's self righteousness is annihilated and he stands speechless and self condemned before a holy God.” - Charles Finney

"The first duty of the Gospel preacher is to declare God's Law and show the nature of sin, because it will act as a schoolmaster and bring him to everlasting life which is in Jesus Christ." - Martin Luther

"God's grace cannot be faithfully preached to unbelievers until the Law is preached and man's corrupt nature is exposed. It is impossible for a person to fully realize his need for God's grace until he sees how terribly he has failed the standards of God's Law." - John MacArthur

"It is a great mistake to give a man who has not been convicted of sin certain passages that were never meant for him. The Law is what he needs … Do not offer the consolation of the gospel until he sees and knows he is guilty before God. We must give enough of the Law to take away all self-righteousness. I pity the man who preaches only one side of the truth, always the gospel and never the Law." - D.L. Moody

 

[jiggyfly]

I agree for the most part, the gospel is the law fulfilled. I believe to preach the gospel is to preach Jesus, the Beginning and the End, all things created in Him, the fall of mankind, the fulfillment of all things and all things reconciled through Him back to God. This includes the law but it is the law fulfilled or satisfied in and by Christ.

I like Paul's way of preaching the Gospel,

Colossians 1:26-28
26*even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27*to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28*whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

 

[stephen]

I like Paul's way of preaching the Gospel,

So do I dear brother, and I agree with what you say here wholeheartedly Amen

"For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the godhead bodily.........and you are complete in Him" Amen...Absolutely

I came across the above quotes and thought them worth a run here at 'talkjesus' They renewed 'gospel' principle within me as I read them, and so I pass them on

 

[ushalk]

yes this is great the word of god states that the law shows us what sin is. great thread.

 

[SpiritLedEd]

The Law Of The Lord

I certainly agree that the Law has to be preached. Without the Law, we wouldn't know of sin's existence (see Romans 3: 20). However, I also believe that the first thing that draws people to Jesus is relationship with truly loving, compassionate Christians. Preaching on the subject of sin must be done in a way that displays that love and compassion.

SLE