Men are not generally sufficiently aware of the distinction between the law of God and his purpose; they are apt to suppose, that as the temper of the sinner is contrary to the one, so the outrages of the sinner are able to defeat the other; than which nothing can be more false. John Witherspoon
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The Bible makes a distinction between the law of God and his purposes. The law of God is a standard to be lived in order to demonstrate one’s obedience to God. However, the law of God does not describe all that God wants from us. For example, it doesn’t say that God wants us to hate our enemies or that he desires that we be deceitful to others.

In fact, the Bible says the exact opposite, saying that love is what God wants from us. The law of God also doesn’t tell us how we should live our lives because it doesn’t contain all the guidelines we need to live a fulfilling life.

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