Salvation And The Law

Dedication......................................................... v

Foreword ........................................................ vii

Preface: Why Law And Salvation Are Universal Questions? ................................................... ix

Introduction: The Question Scripture Answers For Every Person ............................................... xvii

PART I - BEFORE THE LAW: GOD, TRUTH, AND THE HUMAN CONDITION

Chapter 1 - God Before The Law .............................. 1

Chapter 2 - What Scripture Means by Sin ................... 7

Chapter 3 - Sin Before Moses ................................. 13

Chapter 4 - The Law Written on the Heart ............... 21

PART II - THE LAW GIVEN: GOD'S REVELATION AND ITS PURPOSE

Chapter 5 - Why God Gave the Law ....................... 35

Chapter 6 - What the Law Reveals .......................... 41

Chapter 7 - From Sin to Transgression ................... 47

Chapter 8 - The Charge and Condemnation of

Transgression ................................................ 53

Chapter 9 - The Limits of the Law ......................... 59

PART III - TWO REALITIES: SIN AND TRANSGRESSION

Chapter 10 - The Charge of Sin .............................. 71

Chapter 11 - Sin Without Transgression ................... 77

Chapter 12 - When Sin and Transgression Converge ....... 83

Chapter 13 - Accusation, Fear, and False Assurance .... 89

PART IV - CHRIST AND THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW

Chapter 14 - Christ Did Not Abolish the Law............. 99

Chapter 15 - How Christ Answers the Charge of Transgression ............................................... 109

Chapter 16 - How Christ Heals the Charge of Sin ...... 115

Chapter 17 - From External Law to Internal Life ...... 121

PART V - SALVATION ALONE: LIFE AFTER

THE LAW

Chapter 18 - No Condemnation ........................... 133

Chapter 19 - Holiness Without Legalism .................. 139

Chapter 20 - Living by the Spirit ........................... 145

Chapter 21 - A Life Reconciled to God ..................... 151

CONCLUSION: The Law Revealed the Truth- Salvation Accomplished the Cure ........................ 157

Appendix A - Biblical Definitions ........................ 163

Appendix B - Doctrinal Questions ........................ 171

Appendix C - The Scriptural Framework ............... 177

Scriptural Index .............................................. 183

Subject Index ................................................ 191

Acknowledgments .......................................... 201

About the Author ............................................ 203