“We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for the lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those who practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers - and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.” (1 Timothy 1:8-11)
The law is good if one uses it properly...it’s also not for the righteous but for the sinners.
The law was not meant to give believers a list of commands for every occasion, but to show unbelievers their sin and bring them to God.
Think about that and really settle in, the law is meant to bring sinners to God. Being a sinner that I am, I appreciate this because I want to be brought to God. I know that I mess up. I say things and I think things that I shouldn’t think about...but the law isn’t there to make me feel bad about myself. It’s to help show me the true way that I should be living my life.
Next time you sin...and you start to feel really bad about...or maybe it’s that what you’re doing you don’t even know is wrong...whatever it is...remember that as Christians, we are sinners, and yes, there are ways that we should live our lives to honor Christ and to follow the sound doctrine, but when we don’t do those things, and realize we are wrong, we are brought to Christ every time.
It goes full-circle, and that my friends is why God is GOOD. The purpose of the law is to bring us to Christ!
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