Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life
‘For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.’ Three things that the truth is: A lamp (119:105). A light (119:105, 130). Reproofs of instruction (2Tim. 3:16-17; Heb. 4:12).
‘The way of life.’ The way of eternal life (John 6:63, 68). No one is forced to obey the law of God, but disobedience results in death. No one is forced to serve God under grace either, but eternal hell is the alternative. Obedience has always been and always will be the condition of salvation and eternal life. No man has the blessing and curse of God – life for obedience and death for sin – at the same time. No man can be saved and unsaved at the same time. The only way one can serve two masters is to serve one at a time, not both together. When sin is committed it brings forth death, not life (Gen. 2:17; Ex. 32:32-33; Ezek. 18:4, 20-24; Matt. 6:24; Rom. 6:16-23; 8:12-13; 1Cor. 6:9-11; Gal. 5:19-21).
God commands men to choose life by choosing His grace and means of eternal life, thus cancelling death and the curses that separate from Him. People can and must choose because God does not force anyone to surrender to Him or remain obedient. All people are free to choose life or death, blessings or curses (Deut. 30:15-20).
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