Christian Sanctification: Indicative, But No Imperative? (Michael Bird)  Sunday, September 05, 2010 Christian Sanctification - Indicative but no Imperative?
"One of the standard features of Christian ethics is that it has an indicative part (what God has done for us in in salvation) and an imperative part (how we are to live in consequence). In other words, because of what God has done for you, now you should live in a manner worthy of your salvation. This pattern of indicative and imperative certainly works in Paul (e.g., Romans 6), but I would argue that it is also the pattern in the Pentateuch since the long is given to a redeemed people not to redeem the people. In fact..."