Natural Law - Conclusion

Application of Biblical Truth to Issues of the Day

II. THE FOUNDATIONS OF NATURAL LAW – IN THE BEGINNING

A. Genesis 1:26-28
Man is in the image of God: personality and variation; reason and rationality; urge to create with imagination and skill (this is inherent); goodness; justice and righteousness; love; responsibility and accountability; authority

Conscious conscience! Knows right and wrong

Work and productivity are basic rights and responsibilities: what’s his is his and what’s mine is mine wrt property

Accountability

One God who created all things-Lord of heaven AND earth

All life comes from God and is sustained by Him, both human and all other

God, not men or Satan, is sovereign over the nations: Governments will give account to Him for what they do!

The ability to make a covenant and contract with a reasonable expectation of its terms being met by both parties

Only God has authority over life and death. Genesis 9 indicates there is only a delegation given to men.

Personal responsibility

Sexual relationships are between a man and his wife from creation

It is the gift of God to enjoy the fruits of one’s labor and to produce more; for another or government to take it away may be stealing; debt is a form of slavery

Man is free to expand his boundaries

All men are created equal but not all are gifted the same…parable of the talents. It is also written that God is no respecter of persons.

Government is (only) needed for justice within groups of people living together in a local region…ordained of God…render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s; government is limited and by the consent of the governed

B. Natural law is what was known to previous generations as “common sense”, and is the subject of the book of Proverbs

Proverbs teaches the fear of the Lord under ALL situations and contrasts the differences of those who are obedient to natural law and those who are not

In government, natural law teaches that governments exist solely for the praise of those who do good and the punishment of those who do evil. Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Pet. 2:13-14

C. Can one be saved by Natural Law? Absolutely not, it brings one to the point of desiring salvation and seeing the necessity of it.

Psalm 50:22-23 explains much. Even in pretended obedience by the haters of God, a healthier, more moral society is cultivated. But without saving faith it cannot endure long. Psa. 81:13-16; Psa. 82:3-4. In this regard homosexuality is “un-natural”.

The summary of Natural Law was given by the Lord Jesus Christ in the two great commandments, in which also the written was contained: to Love God with all your heart and mind and strength, and to love your neighbor even as yourself.