Book: The Structure of Biblical Authority

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“The Decalogue is not offered fallen man as a genuine soteric option but is presented to him as a guide to citizenship within the Covenant by the Savior Lord, who of his mercy delivers out of the house of bondage into communion in the life of the Covenant, a communion that eventuates in perfect conformity of life to the law of the Covenant.” (p. 127)

Kline’s view here is that the covenant under Moses was not part of the covenant of grace and therefore was not to be seen as a covenant toward salvation. Rather, it is seen as a model for the life of Israel living within the covenant.

Where I would seem to deviate from Kline is in the application of the old covenant law for the new covenant community. I would see the non-ritual (or non-ceremonial) laws as having continuous application today, for the same reason that Kline articulates above. If someone were to disagree with that conclusion, then I would ask upon what basis would they propose any form of jurisprudence or advocate for or against any moral laws not discussed in the new testament.

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