31<\/strong>. Cp. Psa 119:11<\/span>. God’s law, treasured in his heart, regulates all his conduct. Without wavering or variation he pursues the path of right. Cp. Psa 26:1<\/span>; Psa 73:2<\/span>.<\/p>\n The law of his God is in his heart – <\/B>That is, he loves it; he thinks of it; he makes it the inward rule of his conduct: Deu 6:6<\/span>; Psa 40:8<\/span> The word law here is a general term for the truth of God – for all that he has revealed to guide men. As long as that truth is in the heart; as long as it is the object of love; as long as it is suffered to guide and control us, so long will our words and conduct be right.<\/P> None of his steps shall slide – <\/B>Margin, goings. The idea is, that his course will be firm and steady. He will not fall into sin, and his life will be prosperous and happy. This is in accordance with the general sentiment in the psalm, that religion tends to promote prosperity, happiness, and length of days on the earth.<\/P> <\/p>\n Psa 37:31<\/span><\/p>\n The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.<\/em><\/p>\n —<\/p>\n The law of God in the heart<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>An acquaintance with the law, considered as the standard of holiness, as the rule of action.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>An habitual reference to Gods mind and will.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>A deep sense of the obligation of the law of God, accompanied with a sincere resolution of implicit and unreserved obedience.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>A love to the law of God after the inner man.<\/p>\n 5. <\/strong>In a good man this attachment to the law of God, and to the rules of duty, is progressive, and, with every accession of religious experience, becomes more vigorous and confirmed.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>The violence of temptation shall not overpower him.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>The suddenness of it shall not surprise him.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>The deceitfulness of it shall not seduce him.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>The example of the multitude shall not prevail. (Robert Hall, M. A.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Divine law in the heart<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>Its source is love.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>Its requirement is love.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>The law of peace.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>The law of life.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>The law of liberty.<\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> <\/strong>This law of love will guard him from theological errors. A God-loving heart is the best interpreter of Scripture.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>This law of love will guard him from moral errors. He who loves God supremely will delight in doing His will. (Homilist.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Divine law in the heart<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>One marked characteristic of this is that it inspires him with the power of an unlimited ideal. A high ideal is the spring of social progress and public enterprise. Who can calculate the souls capabilities, and the mighty sweep of its orbit? It sees in Christ the highest example of excellence, and it goes on becoming more and more like Him, without ever arriving at a point beyond which it cannot pass. The man under the influence of this ideal is the truly practical man, his course of conduct being according to the laws of his being and adapted to the desired end. Christ is formed in him the hope of glory.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>This develops the individuality of a man. Sensualism destroys individuality. The drunkard, in more senses than one, throws himself away, he unmans himself. But the man described in the text acts under a constant sense of responsibility. He feels that he must act himself and must stand or fall for himself. He knows that an act can only be performed by an individual, and that he must obey the law himself, or there will be no obedience so far as he is concerned.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>The life of such a man is positive. He does not try to see how near he can go to the edge of the precipice of wrong without falling over. But he goes on. He has a filial love that inclines him in a positive way to his heavenly Father.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>Harmony of thought and word. The words are the direct expressions of the thoughts, because these are vivified by the hearts warm emotion. The law in the life is not a mere matter of memory. Paul truly says: The law of the spirit of life hath saved me from the law of sin and death. The heart in an important sense in the man–it is the mainspring of action, and gives nob only efficiency, but harmony. (E. H. Chapin, D. D.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Slippery places <\/strong><\/p>\n (with Psa 73:18<\/span>; Psa 94:18<\/span>):–The slipping or sliding of the foot is used in the Bible as an emblem, chiefly, of three dangers.<\/p>\n Verse 31<\/span>. The law of his God<\/B><\/I> is <\/B>in his heart<\/B><\/I>] The Lord promised that a time should come in which he would make a new covenant<\/I> with the house of Israel; he would put his laws in their minds, and in their hearts he would write them. This is fulfilled in the case above.<\/P> <\/P> None of his steps shall slide.<\/B><\/I>] His holy heart always dictates to his eyes<\/I>, his mouth<\/I>, his hands<\/I>, and his feet<\/I>. The precepts which direct his conduct are not only written in his<\/I> Bible<\/I>, but also in his heart<\/I>.<\/P> <\/p>\n According to Gods command, Deu 6:6<\/span>, and promise, Heb 8:10<\/span>. His thoughts, and meditations, and affections are fixed upon it. He doth not talk religiously in design, or with ostentation, but out of the abundance of his heart, Mat 12:35<\/span>. <\/P> None of his steps shall slide:<\/B> this passage describes either, <\/P> 1. His safety, consequent upon his piety; God will uphold and preserve him from falling into that mischief which wicked men plot against him. Or rather, <\/P> 2. His virtue or piety; which is evidenced by his words, Psa 37:30<\/span>, by his heart, in the former part of this verse, and by his actions, in these words. His steps or goings<\/I> (i.e. his actions) shall not<\/I> (or rather, do not<\/I>; for this verb, though future, may and should be rendered by the present, as futures frequently are in the Hebrew language, and as the two foregoing future verbs are rendered, Psa 37:30<\/span>) slide<\/I>, or slip<\/I>, or swerve<\/I>, to wit, from the rule, or from Gods law; which is to be understood as that passage, Psa 99:3<\/span>, They do no iniquity<\/I>, and some such expressions, not simply and absolutely, as if all good men were sinless; which is abundantly confuted, both by many scriptures and by universal experience; but comparatively, and in respect of his design, and course, or custom. His conversation is ordinarily regular and unblamable. He not only begins well, but constantly perseveres in Gods ways, and will not be drawn to forsake God and religion upon any terms. <\/P> <\/p>\n 31. steps<\/B>or, “goings”forconduct which is unwavering (Ps18:36<\/span>).<\/P><\/p>\n The law of his God [is] in his heart<\/strong>,…. Which may be understood of the moral law, which was written in the heart of Adam an his creation, and continued there during his state of innocence, but was greatly obliterated by sin: there are some remains of it in fallen man, even in the very Gentiles; who, though without the law, do some things contained in it, which shows the work of it to be written in them; though in some it is scarcely legible, having lost all distinction between good and evil: but in regeneration the law of God is reinscribed, according to the promise of the covenant of grace,<\/p>\n Jer 31:33<\/span>; and such have a real knowledge of the spirituality and perfection of it; of the impossibility of justification by it; and of Christ being the fulfilling end of it: and they have a strong affection for it; they love it; and delight in it after the inward man, and serve it with their minds; in which lies part of their conformity to Christ, and is a branch of their character as good men; see Ps 40:8<\/span>; moreover, the word , here used, signifies any doctrine or instruction, and is sometimes used for the doctrine of the Gospel, Isa 2:3<\/span>, and may have this sense here, and the meaning be, that that has a place in the hearts or righteous men, dwells richly there, and works effectually in them; and particularly the doctrine of grace which relates to covenant interest in God; for it is the law or doctrine of “his God” that is in his heart;<\/p>\n none of his steps shall slide<\/strong>; not that he shall never slip nor fall; for that is supposed Ps 37:24<\/span>; but he shall never finally and totally go out of the paths of truth, holiness, and righteousness: the Lord keeps the feet of his saints, and orders their steps, and directs them in the way they should go, and preserves them in it; and enables them to walk uprightly, according to the rule of the divine word, and in all his commandments and ordinances; and to hold on and out unto the end: or the clause may be rendered, “it”, the law, “shall not cause his steps to slide” b; neither the law of God, nor the Gospel of Christ, but shall guide him in the right way, and be a lamp unto his feet, and a light unto his path.<\/p>\n b “non vacillat gressus ejus”, Cocceius.<\/p>\n To this there is added integrity of heart: The law of the Lord is in his heart. This, though it should precede in point of order, is not improperly put in the second place here. For the Scriptures are not particular in observing an exact arrangement in the enumeration of virtues and vices. Besides, the source whence this integrity of heart proceeds is, that the Law of God has its seat in the heart; and it is it alone which prescribes the best rule of life, restrains all the depraved affections and lusts, and imbues the minds of men with the love of righteousness. No man will constantly and steadily devote himself to a life of uprightness, exert himself in behalf of others in preference to his own personal interests, renounce covetousness, subdue pride, and maintain a constant warfare with his own nature, unless he is endued with the fear of God. There next follows the third division, which relates to the external conduct: His steps shall not slide Some, indeed, think that this is a promise; but I have no doubt, that in this clause David still continues the definition of righteousness. The meaning therefore is, that although the children of God are tempted in a variety of ways to commit sin, and many things occur urging them to it, — and although men, for the most part, too, endeavor, as far as in them lies, by their maliciousness to turn them aside from the fear of God, — yet, because the Law of God rules and reigns in their hearts, they do not slide, but stand to their purpose with firm and determined resolution, or at least adhere to the right course. <\/p>\n DISCOURSE: 566 Psa 37:31<\/span>. The law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slide.<\/em><\/p>\n THE blessedness of the righteous is a favourite subject with the sweet singer of Israel: several of his psalms are occupied with it throughout; and often in a way of immediate contrast with the state of the ungodly. As far as respects the outward appearance indeed, the advantage is often on the side of the wicked [Note: ver. 1.]: but on a fuller view of their respective states, there will be found the most abundant cause to congratulate the saints even in their lowest condition, so infinitely superior is their lot to that of the most prosperous of ungodly men [Note: ver. 16.]. The ungodly, walking after the imagination of their own hearts, have their way dark and slippery, so that, sooner or later, they are sure to fall and perish [Note: Psa 35:6-8<\/span>. with ver. 1315, 20.]: but the righteous, having their minds intent upon true wisdom, are preserved, whilst the seed of the wicked are cut off [Note: ver. 28, 30.]. The law of God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slide.<\/p>\n From these words we shall be led to shew,<\/p>\n I.<\/p>\n The character of the righteous<\/p>\n The law of God is in his heart. It was not there by nature; for though it was originally inscribed on the heart of Adam in Paradise [Note: Gen 1:27<\/span>.], and traces of it are yet to be found on the hearts even of the benighted heathen [Note: Rom 2:15<\/span>.], yet is it so far effaced from the heart of the natural man, that he neither does nor will yield any subjection to it [Note: Rom 8:7<\/span>.]. But,<\/p>\n God has engraven it on his heart This forms his distinguishing character In connexion with their character, we are led to contemplate,<\/p>\n II.<\/p>\n Their security<\/p>\n None of their steps shall slide. Of this they may be assured: for a stability is, and shall be, given them, that shall preserve them amidst all temptations; a stability arising,<\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n Partly, from the very character which they possess<\/p>\n [The law of God being in their hearts, they will not unnecessarily venture themselves in slippery places<\/em>. How many fall a prey to the tempter by presuming upon their strength, when, like Joseph, they should rather have fled from the scene of temptation! It is by going fearlessly to the utmost verge of what is lawful, that thousands perish [Note: Licitis perimus omnes has long been a proverb in the Church.]. The inquiry of a truly pious soul will be, not, Is this thing lawful? but, Is it expedient also? and, if the place, or scene, or gratification be calculated, either in itself or in its circumstances, to ensnare his soul, he will keep at a distance from it: for, whilst he is praying daily to God, Lead us not into temptation, he accounts it folly and impiety to rush unnecessarily into temptation of his own accord. This cautious deportment tends greatly to the preservation of the godly, and to keep them from defiling their garments in this polluted world [Note: Rev 3:4<\/span>.].<\/p>\n Moreover, they are looking to this law to direct their steps<\/em>. They have hid it within their hearts, on purpose that they may not sin against God [Note: Psa 119:11<\/span>.]: but to what purpose have they deposited it there, if they do not consult it? or wherewith shall they cleanse their way, but by taking heed thereto according to Gods word [Note: Psa 119:9<\/span>.]? Whatever then they are solicited to do, they bring it to this touchstone, and try it by the law and the testimony. If they find not the precept clear, they hesitate: and, if they find not the footsteps of Christ and his Apostles, they pause. They know, that whatsoever is not of faith is sin [Note: Rom 14:23<\/span>.]: and, till they can see their way clear, and be thoroughly persuaded in their own mind, they will not proceed [Note: Rom 14:5<\/span>.]; lest they lay a stumbling-block in the way of others, and bring guilt upon their own souls [Note: 1Co 8:11-13<\/span>.].<\/p>\n I may add further, that they will pray unto God to guide them<\/em>. They know their privilege: they know that God has said, that, if they call upon him for direction, they shall hear a word behind them, saying, This is the way; walk ye in it; when without such a direction they would have turned to the right hand or to the left [Note: Isa 30:21<\/span>.]. They therefore in every difficulty betake themselves to prayer; and experience the truth of that promise, The meek he will guide in judgment; the meek he will teach his way [Note: Psa 25:9<\/span>.].]<\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n Principally, from the care and fidelity of God<\/p>\n [God has promised that he will keep the feet of his aints [Note: 1Sa 2:9<\/span>.], and that none of their steps shall slide: and this promise he does, and will, fulfil. He fulfils it to them in a variety of ways. He takes them, as a mother does her little child, by their hand, and guides them in their way [Note: Hos 11:3<\/span>.]: and, when they are weak, he strengthens them with might in their inward man [Note: Eph 4:16<\/span>. Col 1:11<\/span><\/u>]: and, when they would otherwise fall, he upholds them with his own almighty arms; agreeably to that express promise which he has given them; Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness [Note: Isa 41:10<\/span>.]. Thus is fulfilled that promise which is contained within a few verses of our text, The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,: though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand [Note: ver. 23, 24.]. We may wonder whence it is that the people of God in all ages have been enabled to maintain their steadfastness in such trying circumstances: but the true reason is to be found in that inviolable engagement which God has entered into, that they shall hold on their way, and that their hands shall wax stronger and stronger [Note: Job 17:9<\/span>.]: and this promise he has fulfilled to them, giving them strength according to their day [Note: Deu 33:25<\/span>.], and enabling them to do all things through his strength communicated to them [Note: Php 4:13<\/span>.].]<\/p>\n Hence then we may see,<\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n Whence it is that so many professors of religion dishonour their high and holy calling<\/p>\n [It is a melancholy fact, that many who profess godliness are a disgrace to their profession And by their falls they bring the very truth of God into disrepute. But whence is it that their walk is so inconsistent? Is it from any want of power or fidelity in God to keep them? No: it arises from this; that they have taken up a profession upon false and insufficient grounds: they have got the law in their heads<\/em>, and in their mouths<\/em>, but have never truly received it into their hearts<\/em>. None will shew more zeal for the tenets they have embraced than they, or talk more fluently respecting them: but they have never been cast into the mould of the Gospel. Their sentiments have been altered; but their hearts are unchanged; or, if changed at all, it is only in that they have adopted the spiritual<\/em> lusts of pride and conceit, and false confidence, in the place of the carnal<\/em> lusts of worldliness and uncleanness; or, it may be, they have added the former to the latter<\/em>, affecting only the concealment of former evils, and not the utter extirpation of them. What then is to be expected from such persons, but that they will dishonour their profession? From such roots nothing can be hoped for, but bitter fruits. But let not the blame be cast upon religion. They have a name to live, but they are dead. If ever they had received the law of God into their hearts, it would have produced its due effect upon their lives; and not upon the outward deportment only, but on every temper and disposition of their minds. Religion is, and must be, the same in all ages: if it transformed the saints of other days into the image of their God in righteousness and true holiness, it will do so still: and, if the conduct of any who profess it be unworthy of their high calling, let the blame attach where it ought, not on religion, but on those who make a hypocritical profession of it. Only let the law be in the heart, and we have no fear of the fruits that will appear in the life.]<\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n How inseparable is the union between duty and privilege<\/p>\n [The self-depending formalist who dreads the mention of privilege, and the Antinomian professor who hates the mention of duty, are equally remote from the truth of God. Depend on God we must; for it is He who must work all our works in us. And obey his law we must: for without holiness no man shall see the Lord. Neither can supersede the other. To the Antinomian then I say, Let the word of God abide in you; and let it dwell in you richly in all wisdom. And to the formalist I say, Look unto God to begin, and carry on, the whole work of grace in your hearts; for without Him you can do nothing. Let both of you know, that both confidence in God, and obedience to Him, are necessary: it is only by a reliance on Him that you can obtain strength for obedience; and it is only by obedience that you can prove the sincerity of your faith and love. But whilst to those who would lean to either extreme I would say, What God has joined, let no man put asunder, I would most affectionately encourage the true Christian to expect all that God has promised. Your difficulties may be great, and your conflicts severe; but your Redeemer is mighty; and He who bought you with his blood, regards you as his purchased possession, and will suffer none to pluck you out of his hands. He has promised to carry on and perfect his work in your hearts; and what he has promised, he is able also to perform. Only be careful to know and do his will; and He will bear you up in his everlasting arms, and preserve you blameless to his heavenly kingdom.]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n I have not interrupted the progress of these verses from the same reason as before: they contain so many beautiful repetitions of the same unquestionable truth; the wicked shall not go unpunished, neither shall the faithful go unnoticed. But let the Reader take with him the cause of the good man’s safety and security, as expressed in the last verses; namely, that the salvation of every believer is of the Lord. Jesus is their righteousness, and their hope, and their trust; and it is he that will save them. He will rest in his love, and rejoice over them with joy and singing. Zep 3:17<\/span> .<\/p>\n Psa 37:31 The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.<\/p>\n Ver. 31. The law of his God is in his heart<\/strong> ] He hath a Bible in his head and another in his heart; he hath a good treasure within, and there hence bringeth good things; he speaketh not by rote, and as a bungler, or as a philosopher only; but by proof, and as one that can say, I believed, I have felt it, and therefore have I spoken. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n None of his steps shall slide<\/strong> ] How should they, when they walk so exactly, and by such a rule? Jeremiah holding to it, durst say, Lord, if I am deceived, thou hast deceived me.<\/p>\n God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4. <\/p>\n law: Psa 1:2, Psa 40:3, Psa 40:8, Psa 119:11, Psa 119:98, Deu 6:6, Deu 11:18-20, Pro 4:4, Isa 51:7, Jer 31:33, Heb 8:10 <\/p>\n none: Psa 37:23, Psa 121:3 <\/p>\n steps: or, goings, Psa 17:5, Psa 40:2, Psa 44:18, *marg. Psa 73:2, Job 23:11, Pro 14:15, Eze 27:6, *marg. <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Jos 1:8 – book Job 33:3 – my lips Psa 26:1 – I shall Pro 2:8 – and Pro 3:23 – General Pro 10:11 – mouth of a Pro 15:26 – but Pro 16:23 – heart Mat 12:35 – good man Luk 6:45 – good man Eph 4:29 – that which Col 4:6 – your<\/p>\n Psa 37:31. The law of his God is in his heart According to Gods command, Deu 6:6, and promise, Jer 31:33. His thoughts, and meditations, and affections are fixed upon it. He doth not talk religiously with design, or with ostentation, but out of the abundance of his heart, Mat 12:35. None of his steps shall slide Or, slip, or swerve from the rule of Gods law. His piety and virtue shall continue and increase: or, God will uphold and preserve him from falling into that mischief which wicked men plot against him.<\/p>\n The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. 31. Cp. Psa 119:11. God’s law, treasured in his heart, regulates all his conduct. Without wavering or variation he pursues the path of right. Cp. Psa 26:1; Psa 73:2. 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I. <\/strong>The inward principle which actuates a good man.<\/p>\n
II. <\/strong>Its effects on the character and conduct. None of his steps shall slide. His steps shall not fatally slide; he shall maintain a uniform and consistent deportment.<\/p>\n
I. <\/strong>There is a divine law for the regulation of mankind.<\/p>\n
II. <\/strong>This divine law should become the ruling power within men.<\/p>\n
III. <\/strong>This divine law, as a ruling power within men, is a guarantee against errors None of his steps shall slide.<\/p>\n
I. <\/strong>The danger of falling into sin through temptation. If once you fall into the sin, you may, doubtless, rise again; but ah! you may rise sadly bruised, and perchance you may carry the mark of the bruise all your days! Even though we slip, it is well for us if we do not fall. But it is better still not even to slip, if we can help it. The spirit and the habits of godliness will lessen for us the dangers of temptation.<\/p>\n
II. <\/strong>The danger of falling into ruin through sin (Psa 73:18<\/span>). God has many methods of dealing with sinners. Sometimes He appeals to them by His goodness; at other times by His severity. But if the sinner will not listen, then God lets the man have his own way–for a time! Oh, terrible punishment!<\/p>\n
III. <\/strong>The danger of falling into unbelief through adversity (Psa 94:18<\/span>). There are those who, when they come into these dark and troublous experiences, and their foot is slipping into unbelief, will not lay hold of the supporting arm of God; they nurse a morbid gloom. Is it not enough to lose earthly wealth, without losing also, through our unbelief, the heavenly treasure? Is it not enough to lose by death the conscious companionship of some dear friend, without losing also, through our unbelief, the conscious friendship of Him who is the best of all friends? Let us, then, whenever we come into the slippery places of adversity, seek to grasp by faith the Cross of Calvary, that the mercy of God, revealed in Jesus Christ, may hold us up. (T. C. Finlayson.<\/em>)<\/p>\nFuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
THE SECURITY OF THE UPRIGHT SOUL<\/strong><\/p>\n
[The express promise of God to all who embrace the new covenant is, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts [Note: Jer 31:33<\/span>.]. And this promise he fulfils, through the all-powerful operation of his Holy Spirit upon their souls. As he caused Moses to come up to him on Mount Horeb with tables of stone, on which with his own finger he wrote the law, so he causes the believing penitent to come up to him with his heart of stone; and then, exchanging it for a heart of flesh, he inscribes upon it his law, even,, as the Apostle says, upon the fleshy tables of his heart [Note: Eze 36:26-27<\/span>. with 2Co 3:3<\/span>.]. We are told respecting all the Lords people, that they are predestinated to be conformed to the image of Christ [Note: Rom 8:29<\/span>.]: and in this their conformity to him pre-eminently appears: that, as He could say, I delight to do thy will, O my God. yea, thy law is within my heart [Note: Psa 40:8<\/span>.], and as he was typically represented by the ark in which the law was deposited [Note: Deu 10:2<\/span>; Deu 10:5<\/span>.], so these have the law treasured up in their souls; and they delight in it, as their ever-faithful monitor, and infallible directory [Note: Psa 1:2<\/span>.]. From the time that it is deposited there, they regard it solely, constantly, and without reserve<\/em>. Formerly the opinions of men, or the dictates of flesh and blood, formed their rule of action: now no inquiry is made, but, What saith the Lord? Nor is it on great emergencies only that this inquiry is instituted, but at all times and on all occasions Nor are consequences any longer regarded. If a furnace or den of lions be prepared as the recompense of fidelity, he says, None of these things move me: I shall hearken unto none but God himself ]<\/p>\n
[Others have the law of God in their head<\/em>, and not unfrequently in their mouth<\/em> also: but he alone has it in his heart<\/em>. There may be amongst the ungodly as comprehensive a knowledge of theology as of any other science, if taken in a mere speculative view: but this is widely different from a spiritual apprehension of Gods law, and a conformity of mind and will to it: this<\/em> pertains to him only who has it written on his heart by the Spirit of God: for so the prophet informs us: Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law<\/em> [Note: Isa 51:7<\/span>.]. To know, in a speculative way, how a sinner is to be made righteous before God, will consist with the grossest impiety: but the having of Gods law in the heart infallibly designates, and proves, us the people of the Lord. There is in this respect the same difference between the nominal and the real Christian as there was formerly between different adherents to the Mosaic law. All were not Israel who were of Israel [Note: Rom 9:6<\/span>.]. The proudest Pharisees would bind the law of God upon their hands, and wear it as frontlets between their eyes: but the godly alone fulfilled the true intent of that ordinance, by laying up Gods words in their heart and in their soul [Note: Deu 11:18<\/span>.]. So now He is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh: but he is a Jew who is one inwardly: and circumcision is that of the heart; in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of man, but of God [Note: Rom 2:28-29<\/span>.]. In other words, he only is truly righteous, who can say with Paul, I delight in the law of God after my inward man; and amidst all the temptations of the flesh, with my mind I serve the law of God [Note: Rom 7:22<\/span>; Rom 7:25<\/span>.].]<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\nFuente: Charles Simeon’s Horae Homileticae (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"