Law and Freedom

Law and Freedom
Psalm 119:89-104
Psalm 119 unique facts
Longest chapter in the Bible (176 verses)
Acrostic style (22 stanzas, Hebrew alphabet)
Entirely devoted to word of God ...
Law, testimonies, precepts, statutes
Commandments, ordinances, word, promise
What law provides for us …
Psalm 119:89-104
1 Law provides stability…
Psalms 119:89-91 Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven. 90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides. 91 They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all are Your servants.
World of change …
Postmodern …
Truth is relative
No absolute truth
Morals relative
Comfort in eternal God His unchanging word …
Psalms 119:160 The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
Psalms 119:165 Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.

2 Law sustains life…
Psalms 119:92-95 Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction. 93 I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life. 94 I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts. 95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies.
Psalms 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple…

Scripture and life…
John 6:68 But Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
Romans 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death
3 Law liberates in an imperfect world…
Psalm 119:96 I have seen a limit to all perfection; Thy commandment is exceedingly broad.

We are never free from…
Having to choose right or wrong …
The consequences of that choice …
Responsibility for that choice …
Freedom is conditional …
Romans 6:16-18 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

Freedom is conditional …
John 8:31-32 "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
James 1:25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

4 Law gives light …
Psalms 119:97-104 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. 98 You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts. 101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.

4 Law gives light …
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word. 102 I have not departed from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me. 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

Law and Freedom
Psalm 119:89-104
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Law and Freedom
Psalm 119:89-104