May a Christian Break the Letter of GOD'S LAW? - Raymond F McNair - September 1979

Raymond F McNair

What is the difference between the "spirit" and the "letter" of the law? God wants you to keep His commandments. Satan wishes you to break them. How does the devil deceive the world - and some Christians - into breaking God's law? Some think you only need to keep the "spirit" of God's law. Others believe you must always obey the strict "letter." Both views are incorrect. Does God want you to keep the "spirit" or the "letter" of His commandments? Or does He want you to keep both the "spirit" and the "letter" of His law? Some believe the keeping of God's Ten Commandments is unnecessary for salvation. Many professing Christians believe they should keep nine of the commandments, the exception being the Sabbath command. Still others profess to believe in "the Ten," but break the first and second commandments by reverencing idols, break the fourth commandment by substituting a counterfeit sabbath, or break other of "the Ten" by their actual belief and practices. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library