(19) Of the Law of God

Unlike every other religion Christianity is fundamentally a message of grace. Children of God are "not under law but under grace" (Rom. 6:14). True believers are "not under the law, as a covenant of works, to be thereby justified or condemned." Believers are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

But a misunderstanding of grace leaves some believers confused about their relationship to the law. Some think that any loyalty to law indicates legalism. Others ridicule God's law, calling it inconsistent. After all, they reason, prohibitions against homosexuality run alongside rules against mixing seeds in a field and materials in a garment (Lev. 18:22; 19:19; 20:13). Even Christians who are conscientious about God's law can be unclear about which obligations are enduring and which have been fulfilled. We need a better understanding of God's law.