15 Questions
According to the text, what is the author's perspective on using law to overcome law?
The author believes it is silly to try to overcome law with law.
What does the author suggest is needed to overcome the burden of the law?
Understanding of equity
What is the author's perspective on studying rules, laws, statutes, codes, and regulations?
Studying them is a waste of time.
According to the text, what is the relationship between equity and the law?
Equity is greater than the law
What does the text say about the nature of equity?
Equity provides justice, mercy, fairness, and kindness
Why does the text suggest that people often have to go to court repeatedly?
Equity fails to provide relief from the law
What is the purpose of the law according to the text?
To chase one back into pure unadulterated equity
According to the text, what is the difference between 'Equity by Characteristic' and 'Equity by Nature'?
'Equity by Characteristic' is administrated under law, while 'Equity by Nature' is not
What does the maxim of equity 'Equity ignores fictions' mean?
Equity does not take into account fictional claims
According to the text, why is law considered to be deficient when it is defective?
Law can be misinterpreted
What does the quote 'The law is nothing without equity and equity is everything, even without the law' express?
Equity is superior to law
According to the text, why is it written that 'Christ is the end of the law'?
To correct the mistake of electing a man to be one's king and the law to be one's ruler, overseer, and administrator
According to the text, what is the purpose of God sending forth His Son, 'born of a woman, born under the law'?
To redeem those who were under the law and to provide for the adoption as sons
According to the text, why should one not seek relief from the law after being released from it?
Because seeking relief from the law absent of applying the blood of Christ is both impossible to do and an act of willful mischievousness
According to the text, what does it mean to have one's 'Eye single' and not of a 'Double mind'?
To have a clear vision and understanding of the New Covenant of Trust
Study Notes
Understanding the Maxim of Equity Quiz: Test your knowledge on the true meaning and scope of the maxim of equity. Discover why the misconception that law is greater than equity is incorrect. Learn the narrow boundaries within which this maxim operates and avoid common misconceptions.
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