The Law and the Christian

By Ken Casillas

Subjects: Law and gospel

Description: Is the Christian under the law? Paul asserts that Christians "are not under the law, but under grace" but also that "the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good." Given such seemingly contradictory statements, how can Christians answer the question? Your view of the law colors your overall perspective of the Christian life and shapes your approach to the entire Old Testament. If you focus too much on the law, you will miss the blessings of living under the New Covenant. Yet a failure to appreciate God's law encourages reckless self indulgence. Ken Casillas proposes that the biblical answer is both yes and no. No, the law has no covenantal authority over Christians. But God's laws are all based on timeless truths about Himself, and Christians must apply those truths if they are to imitate Him. Casillas incorporates the strengths of each viewpoint and summarizes the best of conservative scholarship in an understandable format. But his ultimate goal is to clarify the proper and improper roles of God's law in the Christian's quest for holiness. - Back cover.