This law, after his fall, continued to be a perfect rule of righteousness; and, as such, was delivered by God upon Mount Sinai, in ten commandments, and written in two tables: the first four commandments containing our duty towards God; and the other six, our duty to man.
Despite the fall of man--Adam's failure to abide by the original covenant of works--the law remains a perfect rule of righteousness. There was never anything wrong with the law. It was, and is, the revealed expression of God's will and a reflection of God's character.
On Mount Sinai, God reiterated the law to Moses in summary form as ten commandments. The first four are laws relating to man's duty toward God. The latter six commandments are laws relating to man's duty to his fellow man. Our Lord summarized this summary during his earthly ministry. Recorded in Matthew 22:37-40, he said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets."
This law is still in effect.
Persons desiring a more complete treatment of the ten commandments from the perspective of Westminster may consult the Catechisms.
Tomorrow: The ceremonial law of Israel.
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