Lev 18:5 | KingComments | STEP | Here we read the motivation for keeping the commandments: to receive and enjoy life. This verse is quoted four times in the Old Testament: three times in the book of Ezekiel ( ) and once in the book of Nehemiah ( ). It is quoted three times in the New Testament ( , ; ). The last two texts ( ; ) show that no man has received the promised life. For there was no man who complied perfectly with the statutes and judgments of God. Only when one repents and receives new life from God on the basis of faith he can live to the glory of God and do His will wholeheartedly. The law says: Do this and you will live. The gospel says: Live and you will do.

‏ Leviticus 18:5

Do This and You Shall Live

Here we read the motivation for keeping the commandments: to receive and enjoy life. This verse is quoted four times in the Old Testament: three times in the book of Ezekiel (Eze 20:11 ; 13 ; 21) and once in the book of Nehemiah (Neh 9:29). It is quoted three times in the New Testament (Lk 10:25-28, Rom 10:5; Gal 3:12).

The last two texts (Rom 10:5; Gal 3:12) show that no man has received the promised life. For there was no man who complied perfectly with the statutes and judgments of God. Only when one repents and receives new life from God on the basis of faith he can live to the glory of God and do His will wholeheartedly. The law says: Do this and you will live. The gospel says: Live and you will do.