Episode notes
In this episode of Three Questions for Reading the Bible, Scott Dollar explores the second question for reading Scripture faithfully: How does this passage function?
To answer that question, we look at the biblical distinction between Law and Gospel. The Law reveals what God requires—His holiness, righteousness, and our sin and inability to meet His perfect standard. The Gospel reveals what God provides—Jesus Christ, His perfect obedience, His substitutionary death, His resurrection, and the righteousness and forgiveness given to those who trust in Him.
Scott explains how understanding Law and Gospel guards us against moralism, legalism, and antinomianism, while helping us see how the whole Bible unfolds the story of God's grace in Christ.
We also explore how Law and Gospel work together throughout the story of redemption, how the Mosaic Covenant points us toward Christ, and how Jesus' command to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind exposes our need for a perfect Savior.
Most importantly, we see that the Bible is not ultimately a book about what we must accomplish for God, but the story of what God has accomplished for us in Jesus Christ.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- What the Law reveals about God and our sin
- What the Gospel reveals about God's grace in Christ
- How to avoid moralism, legalism, and antinomianism
- How the Old Testament anticipates the Gospel
- How Jesus fulfills the Law and secures God's promises
- How Law and Gospel help us read Scripture through the lens of God's grace
Next time, we'll take the question one step further: How does all of Scripture point us to Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King?
Keep reading the Bible, keep asking the right questions, and keep looking for Christ in all of Scripture.