Theocast
Intro to Three Uses of the Law
June 1, 2022
Summary
In this second of three episodes on God's law, Jon and Justin talk about the three uses of the law. In considering the three uses of the law, we are essentially answering the question, "Why did God give the law?" The first use of the law is to show us our sin and drive us to Christ. The second use is to teach all men right and wrong--and to restrain our corruption. The third use is to serve as the guide for our living in Christ. Without these uses in view, we are prone to make all kinds of errors in our application and understanding of God's law.
Topics
- Episode focus: Intro to Three Uses of the Law
- In this second of three episodes on God's law, Jon and Justin talk about the three uses of the law
- In considering the three uses of the law, we are essentially answering the question, "Why did God give the law?" The first use of the law is to show us our sin and drive us to…
- The second use is to teach all men right and wrong--and to restrain our corruption
- The third use is to serve as the guide for our living in Christ
Transcript
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Hi, this is Jon.
And today on Theocast, Justin and I are continuing our conversation on understanding the law from a biblical perspective.
Last week we did the law and the gospel distinction, and today we're talking about the three uses of the law.
And this is important to understand because we often collapse the first and third use, meaning that we treat the believer as if they're an unbeliever and we call their salvation into question.
So it is really important that we understand biblically the three different ways the Bible uses the law and that we use them rightly.
We hope this is encouraging for you.
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Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Weary Pilgrims to Rest in Christ: Conversations about the Christian Life from a Reformed Confessional and Pastoral Perspective.
Today, your hosts are Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina, and I'm Jon Moffitt, pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
This is part two of a series that we're doing on the law, and if you've not heard part one, you can go back and hear that's law and gospel.
Today, we're going to be talking about the three uses of the law.
And so, this is a little bit different for Justin and I.
We normally do one episode per week, we do one regular and one SR, but today we're going to double up and do two just to try and get caught up and ready for the summer.
In that case, Justin, go ahead and just jump right into it, my friend.
John, we're on the efficiency train today, man.
That's right.
