The Law and the Gospel | Wednesday | May 27

Wednesday – May 27: The Law and the Gospel

Read:

• Matthew 5:17–18
• John 14:15
• Romans 3:28
• Romans 4:13–16
• Galatians 2:16
• Galatians 3:13
• Philippians 3:9

Summary

• Jesus clearly taught that He did not come to destroy God’s law.
• Instead, He came to fulfill it and show its true meaning and purpose.
• God’s law reveals His character and teaches believers how to live in love toward God and others.
• The law protects relationships and helps guide daily life.
• Sin brings pain, suffering, and separation from God because sin is breaking His law.
• The law helps believers recognize sin and understand their need for salvation.
• Jesus taught that love is the foundation of obedience.
• When people truly love Jesus, they will desire to obey Him.
• Obedience is not about trying to earn salvation, but about responding to God’s love.
• The Cross helps believers understand both the seriousness of sin and the depth of God’s love.
• Jesus died in our place because the law could not save humanity.
• The law cannot forgive sin.
• The law cannot justify or make sinners righteous before God.
• Only Jesus can save, forgive, and justify through His grace.
• The gospel and the law work together.
• The law shows humanity’s need of salvation, while the gospel provides the solution through Jesus Christ.
• Believers avoid legalism when they remember that salvation comes by faith in Jesus, not by trying to earn heaven through obedience.
• We obey because we are saved, not in order to be saved.

Question

• Why do the law and the gospel need each other?

Answer

• The law shows us our sin, while the gospel shows us God’s solution through Jesus Christ.

Reflection

• Am I obeying God because I love Him, or because I am trying to earn salvation?

Takeaway

• The law points believers to Jesus, and the gospel gives the grace and power needed to live in obedience to Him.