Romans 6:12-19

Let’s start with a definition of the term, the “law of God”. In summary it refers to God’s commands given to his creatures to regulate their lives, their worship and moral behavior. While, in Scripture the “law of God” certainly includes this idea but it’s also used in a variety of ways, most importantly in the context of covenant relationships between God and people. Law (torah in the OT, instruction; and nomos in the NT) is predominately tied to divine covenants, beginning in creation with Adam all the way to the New Covenant with Israel and Judah in the future Millennial kingdom, mediated thru the blood of Jesus on the cross, and meted out in that age through Christ the Son of David. In fact, in Scripture and theology, we can speak of the law of God in at least five distinct ways.
In fact, the concept and term “the law of God” cannot be properly understood apart from God as the Creator and Covenant Lord, and the establishment and fulfillment of all the biblical covenants, starting with God’s covenant and commands to Adam in the garden, on through Noah, then through the Law in the Mosaic covenant, the blood of Jesus in ratifying the OT promised new covenant with Israel and Judah, the excess and sufficient merit of that shed blood also establishes and empowers for the church the Law of Christ right now, on to the establishment of the New Covenant in the hearts of Israelites in the kingdom to come. So the Law of God is fundamental to understanding God’s character and his interaction with us in redemptive history. In fact, it and man’s response it it, is the ultimate determining factor for all events in human history. That’s quite a thought, isn’t it?