The Royal Law (James 2:8-13) | Nathan Yovichin

In James 2:8-13, we study the strictness of God’s law. God’s rules are made clear in Scripture and he demands them to be kept perfectly. However, through God’s law, we become more aware of our own sinfulness and inability to keep his rules. By breaking one of God’s laws we become guilty of them all. The only way to have our guilt and punishment removed is through Christ. Once someone has been forgiven of their sin, God’s rules turn from duty to delight. They are no longer a list of instructions that are burdensome and condemning, but believers are now freed to obey God wholly. Believers are to live out God’s law by loving others as God has loved them.