Shared Values - The Universal Lawmaker

 

Shared Values of the Old and New Testaments

The Universal Lawmaker

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob provided the laws that formed the basis for many laws today, criminal and civil. Concepts of fairness and legal accountability were codified in these laws. The idea that all should treat others with respect, regardless of their station in life, began in the Old Testament and was developed further in the New Testament. Everything that is good, for individuals and nations come from these values. 

Jeremiah 31:31-33 (TLB) 31The day will come, says the Lord, when I will make a new contract with the people of Israel and Judah. 32 It won’t be like the one I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a contract they broke, forcing me to reject them, says the Lord. 33 But this is the new contract I will make with them: I will inscribe my laws upon their hearts, so that they shall want to honor me; then they shall truly be my people and I will be their God.

Romans 2:14-16 MSG) 14-16 When outsiders who have never heard of God’s law follow it more or less by instinct, they confirm its truth by their obedience. They show that God’s law is not something alien, imposed on us from without, but woven into the very fabric of our creation. There is something deep within them that echoes God’s yes and no, right and wrong…..

6/14/2026