Law of God

Remember two things:
1. Do not add to nor take away from the Word of God. When we do this we begin to make the bible say whatever we want it to say, and that's definately not a good thing.
God's word as a WHOLE (Genesis to Revelation) is ALL relevant for us today to learn from.
However, if we add to/take away from it we are choosing to say that we decide what is important and what is not in the Word of God.,
Eve did this in the Garden and look at the mess we ended up with. She added to God's word.
"How did she do that?". God told Adam that he could eat of any tree in the Garden except for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The day he ate of it would be the day that he would die.
When the serpent told Eve to eat some of the fruit of that tree, she said that they could neither eat it nor touch it.
. Did you catch that? Eve added to the word of God, because He never said they couldn't touch the fruit, only that they would die if they were to eat it.
Either Eve thought it was a good measure not to touch the fruit, or Adam didn't relay the instructions correctly, but he was standing there beside her and never spoke a word, so it really doesn't matter....they were both disobedient.
When Eve added to God's word, Satan saw an open door and walked right in. He said, "Surely you will not die" and when Eve touched the fruit and saw that she didn't die, she then believed that she could eat the fruit and live. However, we know what happened.
We cannot add to nor take away from God's word without receiving judgment for it, and He has a standard which His judgment is based on. That standard is His Law.

We have to look at the foundation of God's Word which is Genesis through Deuteronomy, also known as the Torah (Hebrew for Law). This is what God established as the foundation for His entire word, and the Prophets, the Writings (Psalms, etc...), and the whole New Testament confirm what God said in His Torah while bringing further revelation.

If we understand this, then things really start to make sense. No more trying to fill in the blanks like we've done before. God intended His word to be read and understood by anybody and everybody, and for His people to obey it.

2. The bible can't contradict itself if it's the inspired Word of God. In fact it will always explain itself if we read not just a verse or two, but the whole context of what is being said in any given chapter or book. We have to look throughout God's word and keep our mind focused on what He is trying to say to us.

We also have to try and set aside much of the commentaries, books, devotionals, and anything else where men try and comment on the bible and just look at what God Himself is saying in His word, remembering that His Torah(Law) is the foundation for everything He says.

It's not that those men and women aren't educated or don't have a heart for God, but when we look to their writings and commentaries for our answers instead of the One who has all the answers we'll get confused and misdirected by the enemy.

The heart of every man is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked! (Jeremiah 17:9). When we look to the teachings of man and hold them at or even above the word of God then we are standing in great peril.
We don't need a scholarly professor to tell us the truth of the bible. Remember, the Holy Spirit is here to teach us which means we really CAN understand what God is saying through His word.
If we are saved then we have the Holy Spirit and He will teach us the truth. And as Jesus said, "..Your [the Father] Word IS truth" - John 17:17

"Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your Law is truth" - Psalm 119:142

The entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever." - Psalm 119:160

Just keep reading the Scriptures everyday, keeping in mind that as New Covenant believers God's WHOLE word, Genesis to Revelation, is relevant and applicable for us even today! Nowhere in the bible does God say that the Old Testament in now done away with or useless or just "for the Jews". In fact, every New Testament author and even Jesus Himself proclaimed the relevance and importance of the Old Testament and proved that point by constantly quoting from it. And they did so, not just to point to fulfilled passages about Jesus, but to also show how important and applicable the Old Testament is in the life of a New Covenant believer!