Bible Verses About Natural Law

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Primary Bible text for the law written in the heart

But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Parallel covenant text about law in inward parts

For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

Shows Gentiles doing the law by nature

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Covenant text about laws written on the heart

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

Hebrews parallel passage for inward law

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

law of God in the heart

Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

Heart-writing image used by early Christians

Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

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Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

conscience and subjection

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

law exposes sin through conscience

Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?

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For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

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Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

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(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

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But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

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But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Key Bible text on the natural person and spiritual discernment

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Conscience language that fits the theme

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Creation reveals God’s power and nature

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

conscience toward God and men

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

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Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

good conscience as moral standard

Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

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For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;

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But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

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Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

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This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

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