The moral law of God for man has never been done away with. The idea that everyone can do his or her "thing" and get away with it because we are under grace is a gross misconception.

Many are embracing the mistaken belief that less is required of God's people in the New than in the Old Testament. Here is one example of the opposite being true.

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven... For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:19,20

Does it sound to you that Jesus is calling for less devotion? Let's go on.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, (Old Testament) Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Matthew 5:21,22

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time (Old Testament), Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matthew 5:27,28

We begin to get the picture. Grace carries a higher standard of holiness than the law.

The average modern day Christian resents these higher demands because he does not want to meet them, therefore he will accuse the individual who reminds him of God's requirements of trying to put him under condemnation. To try to slip out from under the condemnation from which he is suffering, he will half-quote Romans 8:1, as do so many, including radio and TV preachers.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus... Romans 8:1

They stop there, but the scripture doesn't. It goes on to say, ...who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. (Romans 8:1)

An even greater understanding will be reached if the next six verses are read in that same context.

The fallacy that less is expected of God's children under grace is destroyed by reading God's Holy Word. I listened to a well-known Bible teacher on the radio as he thought he expounded from the scripture.

After quoting, All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. (I Corinthians 6:12), he went on to proclaim eloquently that if he wanted to drink alcoholic beverages, run around with wicked women, and generally commit sin, he could do so and still go to heaven. It just wasn't expedient, or advantageous.

Years of foolish teaching such as he was giving over hundreds of radio stations have brought the church into the misunderstanding that anything goes, we will make it to heaven, we just won't be as pleasing to God.

Can the man not figure out by reading the preceding verses (I Corinthians 6:9-11) that God does not take sin into heaven? Can he not see by comparing these words in verses 12 and 13 with other epistles of Paul that the writer places a difference between meats, circumcisions, holy days, etc., and the breaking of the moral law of God? Many pseudo Bible teachers are making a grave mistake by misusing scriptures such as Galatians 5:1, Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Many of today's teachers take that verse to mean we do not need to live by high standards of holiness. Paul is not referring to this at all, but to the ceremonial laws which were given to the Jews.

It was Paul himself who gave in his epistles many standards of holiness. To teach that keeping these standards of holiness is a bondage to God's children is a grave mistake.

God has never done away with, and will never do away with His moral law. That He has is only wishful thinking on the part of many lukewarm Christians and backslidden, compromising preachers.