Mike,
   The Greek has "anomia" which is 'lawlessness'or literally 'against 
law'. So I do not think that it has to be restricted to the Law of 
Moses, though it does include it.

Romans 2:12-15   12 For as many as have sinned without law will also 
perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged 
by the law  13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of 
God, but the doers of the law will be justified;  14 for when Gentiles, 
who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, 
although not having the law, are a law to themselves,  15 who show the 
work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing 
witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing 
them)

Here Paul shows that one need not have the actual written Law to be 
cognizant of it or to violate it as it is written on our hearts.

Peace,
STeve

Mike Cantrell wrote:

> I believe a right exegesis of the verse in question would reveal that the 
> subject is "The Law" referring to the Law of Moses.  I agree with your 
> supposition but not you based on this verse.
> 
> Mike Cantrell
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Steven G. Rockhill [SMTP:revrock@...]
> Sent:	Friday, July 02, 2004 11:56 AM
> To:	pastorsforum@...
> Subject:	Re: [PastorsForum] worldliness in the churches
> 
> Mike,
>    God's Law is not necessarily restricted to Sinai and the Big 10 -
> they are a summary of God's Law that has always been - God's Law was
> given to Adam not to eat of the tree of knowledge of Good and evil and
> you will live; eat from it and you will die.  It was a Law that can be
> connected to the Big 10 as well as Jesus' summary of the Law in the
> Biggest 2 - If Adam obeyed God he would be loving God with all his
> heart, soul, mind and strength and he would be loving his neighbor as
> himself.  If Adam disobeyed God he would not be loving God with all his
> heart, soul, mind and strength and the result obviously was not to love
> his neighbor as himself (he shifted blame to Eve - actually to God by
> saying "the woman YOU gave me").  The Law
>    I think we can safely presume that to Satan and other fallen angels
> they had a similar Law - obey God and remain in a glorious state or
> disobey God and be cast down.  Satan chose to disobey or rather rebel
> thus violating God's revealed Law.
> 
> Peace,
> Steve