that the principles we deduce are not the Scripture themselves). With the aid of the Holy Spirit we apply the principles we have discerned (especially their theological underpinning) to our specific situation. As God’s people we are expected to reflect God’s character in our lives just as Israel was expected to do. The law, as a covenantal demand, is no longer applicable to the Christian in its specific form. However, it is still the revealed will of God, so it has authority for us in the form of
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