Introduction -- Part I. The authority of God's law -- The all-encompassing standard of scripture -- Cardinal doctrines of the faith -- Motivational and consequential perspectives -- Old Testament law in the New Testament age -- Summary of Old and New Testament views on God's law -- The functions of God's law -- Part II. Application of God's law to political ethics -- The political implications of the comprehensive gospel -- Law and politics in Old Testament Israel -- Law and politics in nations around Israel -- Law and politics in the New Testament -- Crime and punishment -- Church and state -- Part III. Antagonism to God's law -- Autonomy and antinomianism -- Arguments against the law's general validity -- Arguments against the law's political use -- Conclusion.