Biblical Law

Human beings are not created to be autonomous, each man a law unto himself, but rather to be subject to God's law. That law—summed up in the two great commands to love God and to love your neighbor as yourself—is abundantly set forth in Scripture, from the commandment given to Adam in the Garden, to the Ten Commandments, to the teachings of Jesus and the New Testament letters. Author R. J. Rushdoony said, "the entire Bible is an exegesis of the Decalogue." We agree.

The heart of the Gospel is the happy news that salvation is received by faith and not by our observance of the law. This is what makes the Gospel so appealing. Legalism, the idea that salvation must be earned by precise and perfect keeping of every commandment, is a heresy that provides little comfort for sinners. No one but Christ could keep it perfectly (Ps. 14:3; Rom. 3:23). Our Lord's faithfulness to do all that the Father required prepared Him to be—the spotless Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. While we are set free by Christ from the bondage of trying to keep God's Law as the means of our salvation, at the same time, Paul makes it clear that we are under the law of Christ (1 Cor. 9:21). Our lives are to be molded into the image of Jesus by means of the Word of Christ. The Christian must never be lawless. Rather, every aspect of our public and private lives should be rigorously informed by God's Law, from the way we worship to our morals to our public dialogue on social and judicial issues.

As Christians, we seek to be ethical people: people who are motivated by a desire to please God rather than ourselves. In the law, He has shown us what kind of behavior pleases Him, and what kind does not. Adherence to the law is not an abandonment of grace but instead its glorious end and purpose. Salvation brings us into conformity to Christ. The modern Church has made an unfortunate dichotomy between law and grace. We hope the books we carry are helpful in a renewal of reverence for God's holy and gracious law.

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." (2 Tim. 3:16)

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Backward, Christian Soldiers?
by Gary North
from Institute for Christian Economics
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
By This Standard
by Greg L. Bahnsen
from Institute for Christian Economics
for 11th-Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
By This Standard
by Greg Bahnsen
from American Vision Press
for 11th-Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
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Christianity and the State
by R. J. Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
in Christianity and the State (Location: XWV-STA)
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Comprehensive Faith
from Friends of Chalcedon
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$14.00 (1 in stock)
Conquering Faith
Chalcedon Monograph series
by William Einwechter
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
$8.00
Dominion Covenant: Genesis
by Gary North
from Institute for Christian Economics
for 12th-Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
Faith & Action Trilogy
by R. J. Rushdoony
from Chalcedon Foundation
for Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
Faith and Obedience
by Rousas John Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
Fletcher's Checks to Antinomianism
by John Fletcher, edited and abridged by Rev. Peter Wiseman
2nd Printing from Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
for Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
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Foundations of Social Order
by R. J. Rushdoony
3rd edition from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
House Divided
by Greg L. Bahnsen and Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.
from Institute for Christian Economics
for 10th-Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
Informed Faith Volumes 1-3
by Rousas John Rushdoony
for Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
Institutes of Biblical Law Volume I
by R. J. Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for 11th-Adult
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Institutes of Biblical Law Volume II
by R. J. Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
$35.00
Institutes of Biblical Law Volume III
by R. J. Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
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Law and Liberty
by R. J. Rushdoony
2nd edition from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for 10th-Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
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Liberating Planet Earth
Biblical Blueprints Series #1
by Gary North
2nd printing, 1991 from Dominion Press
for Adult
in Christianity and the State (Location: XWV-STA)
Pathway to Freedom
by Alistair Begg, foreword by Charles Colson
from Moody Press
for Adult
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Political Polytheism
by Gary North
from Institute for Christian Economics
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Politics of Guilt & Pity
by Rousas John Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
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Reign of the Righteous
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by Andrew Sandlin
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Roots of Reconstruction
by Rousas John Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for Adult
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Salvation and Godly Rule
by R. J. Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
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Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses
by Vern Poythress
from P&R Publishing
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Sinai Strategy
by Gary North
from Dominion Press
for Adult
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Sovereignty
by R. J. Rushdoony
1st edition from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
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Ten Commandments
by Thomas Watson
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for Adult
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Tithing and Dominion
by Edward A. Powell & R. J. Rushdoony
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for 11th-Adult
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Tools of Dominion
by Gary North
from Institute for Christian Economics
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by John Colquhoun
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Unconditional Surrender
by Gary North
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