Proverbs 28:9
He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
This verse completely destroys the teaching of the lying antinomian movements of Christianity. They imagine that when we say “one must conform to God’s law” or “obey the moral commandments to be saved,” we are seeking our own glory, our own merit, that we are proud, boastful, or denying the atonement through Jesus’ sacrifice.
However, this thinking is totally false; anyone who holds it is in error.
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Obeying the Law Is Not Pride, It Is Love for God
What we seek is simply to please God, out of love for Him.
This is our aim and our goal.
Complete holiness — in deed, word, thought, imagination, and behavior — is not self-exaltation. It is the natural manifestation of a heart that longs to honor God.
Since when is pleasing God a boast?
We seek no glory or credit for ourselves.
All glory and honor go to Jesus Christ, for His redemptive work on the cross.
Having been forgiven by His blood, our desire is to conform to God’s Law, living in a state that is pleasing to Him.
The Law as a Salvific Influence in the Life of the Believer
Here is the point that antinomian doctrines refuse to accept:
The Law of God has a salvific role.
It is the Law written, eternal, holy — that:
preserves the believer from sin,
guides him into perfect holiness,
shapes his thoughts and imaginations,
purifies his behavior,
and protects the soul from falling into death.
Eternal life is the natural effect of living in this state of complete holiness, by the Law and by the guiding voice of the Holy Spirit.
But eternal life is not our ultimate goal.
Our ultimate goal is pleasing God by walking perfectly in His commandments.
Thus, the Law is not an obstacle to grace — it is the path by which grace transforms us into vessels of holiness.
To reject the Law is to reject the very instrument through which God produces holiness in us.
No Toleration of Sin The Law Leaves No Space for Compromise
There is no room in the Christian life for compromise or toleration of occasional sins.
Proverbs 28:9 makes it clear:
A man who turns his ear away from the Law, even his prayer is an abomination.
How then could one imagine that God saves those who continue in sin?
How could grace be a license to disobey the commandments that proceed from God’s own mouth?
The Scriptures teach the exact opposite.
Faith and the Law The Two Pillars of Salvation
This is not about external works of mercy or charity, even if they contribute to justification (as taught in the Book of James).
But they do not directly involve salvation.
The essential role for salvation lies in:
faith, which brings forgiveness and reconciliation,
and the Law, which preserves the believer from sin.
The goal is to preserve our being actions, words, thoughts, imaginations, and behavior from sin, because this is what concerns salvation and determines our eternal destiny, while being forgiven by the Blood of Jesus.
Grace forgives sin.
The Law prevents sin.
The two cannot be separated.
Any doctrine that separates them destroys the Gospel.
The Law of God is not a burden; it is the breath of the soul.
Just as the body cannot live without air, the spirit cannot live without the commandments of God. Those who reject the Law suffocate spiritually. Those who embrace it with love enter into a life of purity, clarity, and divine light. The Law is not the enemy of salvation it is the road on which salvation walks. Without the Law, there is no holiness; without holiness, there is no salvation. Therefore, the believer who turns away from the Law destroys his own life, while the one who meditates on it day and night preserves his soul for eternal glory.