摘錄/编译者 : shane lems/诚之
「从某种意义来说，道德律对信徒来说已经被废止了：1) 就称义来说。信徒不是靠他们顺服道德律而被称义的。信徒应该善用道德律，但是他们必须唯独信靠基督的义（不能靠自己行全部律法的义），以得到救恩。2) 从律法的咒诅来说。因著基督在十字架上所完成的（加三13），信徒已经脱离律法的咒诅和定罪的权势。」
「虽然道德律如今已经被废止了，但是它对基督徒来说，仍然是一个永远的规章。虽然道德律不是基督徒的救主，但是它是他们的向导；虽然它不是『约』，一个『生命之约』（译按：等同于『行为之约』），但是它是一个『标准』，生命的准则；虽然一个基督徒不再在律法定罪的权势之下，但是他是在律法命令的权势之下。爱上帝，敬畏祂，顺服祂，是一条永远具有约束力的律法，它即使在天上也具有效力。」
「因此，我极力反对反律法主义者，他们说道德律对信徒来说已经被废止了；这是与圣经矛盾的，也为所有放荡淫乱的行为打开了大门。那些没有律法来统治他们的人，也永远不会有福音来拯救他们。」
汤姆华森，十诫，44页。Thomas Watson, The Ten Commandments, p. 44.
基督替我们受了咒诅，就救赎我们脱离了律法的咒诅，因为经上记著∶「凡挂在木头上的，都是受咒诅的。」（加三13；新译本）
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Christian and God’s Law Aug
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Reformed Reader
The
Christian and God’s Law AugI appreciate Thomas Watson’s explanation of the
relationship between the Christian and God’s moral law. This might be considered a commentary on the
Westminster Larger Catechism Q/A 97 (“What special use is there of the moral law
to the regenerate?”). Note: I’ve
slightly edited the following quote for length.
“In some sense [the moral law] is abolished to
believers: 1) With respect to justification.
They are not justified by their obedience to the moral law. Believers are to make great use of the moral
law, but they must trust only Christ’s righteousness for salvation. 2) With respect of its curses. Believers are freed from the law’s curse and
condemnatory power because of what Christ has done on the cross (Gal. 3.13).
“…But
though the moral law be thus far abolished, it remains as a perpetual rule to
believers. Though it be not their
Savior, it is their guide. Though it be
not ‘foedus,’ a covenant of life, yet it is a ‘norma,’ a rule of life. Though a Christian is not under the
condemning power of the law, yet he is under its commanding power. To love God, to reverence and obey him, is a
law which always binds and will bind in heaven.”
“This I urge against the Antinomians, who say
the moral law is abrogated to believers; which, as it contradicts Scripture, so
it is a key to open the door to all licentiousness. They who will not have the law to rule them
shall never have the gospel to save them” (p. 44).
Thomas
Watson, The Ten Commandments, p. 44.
rev shane
lemsby Reformed Reader