The Law is Good.

Recently I was reading through Psalm 119 which is all about how good the law of God is and I realized that as modern Christians we don't often emphasis the goodness of the law. In fact, we frequently talk about grace and mercy, and we often avoid talking about the law because it might make us sound judgmental.

In fact, this is exactly what happens whenever we talk about biblical morals in public conversation. We get push back from people that we should not judge others and that we cannot push our morals on other people. But this is not what we should be doing when we try to encourage others to see the truth of the biblical law.

The law is good, because in following it we get the best outcomes. If you care about someone or something, you want the best for them, and we should promote the law because in following it people end up living in the best way possible for themselves and for other people. In other words, biblical morality is not just some arbitrary opinion of some people or the random whim of some god, but rather expresses the timeless truths about how the world works and how people work.

People who consistently follow the law are consistently better, freer, happier, and more content people, and the world is better because of them.

As an example marriage is not some random rule, but is a relationship for which we were created and in which people function best. Therefore, we should not apologize for promoting biblical morals in our culture around us, but we should explain that what we desire is the best for ourselves and others.