Is God’s moral law written on every human heart? In this episode of Theologically Driven, host Phil Cecil continues the discussion of natural law, walking through the key New Testament passages—the Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12, Paul’s sermons in Acts 14 and 17, and Romans 1, 2, and 13—including the debated question of whether Romans 2:14–15 describes believing or unbelieving Gentiles. The conversation then turns to how human depravity fits with natural law, the content of natural law (life, family, community, and religion), the five ways it can be known, and its three primary uses for the Christian life and civil society.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:08 The Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12)
6:29 Paul in Acts 14 & 17
8:09 Romans 1:18–32: Without Excuse
10:45 Romans 2:14–15: The Debated Passage
20:09 Romans 13: Government and Natural Law
22:14 Reconciling Human Depravity with Natural Law
28:15 The Content of Natural Law: Life, Family, Community, Religion
39:20 Five Ways Natural Law Is Known
41:53 Three Uses of Natural Law
42:37 Closing