Good Morning Friends,
"Is the law, therefore, opposed to the
promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart
life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. But the
Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was
promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those
who believe. Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked
up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to
Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no
longer under the supervision of the law.” (Galatians 3:21-25)
Why was the law given if it could not save
us?
Paul says it was given to “lead us to
Christ.” Without the law we would not know how far we are from meeting God’s
standards. The law teaches us that we are sinners and reveals our deep need for
a Savior.
If there was no law, I could decide that all
I need to do is compare myself with other people. If I’m better than average,
perhaps that would be good enough to satisfy God. But there is a law, an
objective standard by which to measure my sin and there is no getting around
the verdict: I am GUILTY!
I remember when Jimmy Carter was President
and revealed in a magazine interview that there was not one of the 10
Commandments he had not broken, at least in his mind. He received a good deal
of flack from that statement, but he spoke honestly. If we are honest we have
to admit the same thing. I may never have murdered anyone, but have been angry
toward people on multiple occasions, and Jesus indicates murder and anger are the
same sin. (Matthew 5:21-22) And each of the other commandments we have
similarly broken.
We all stand guilty before God. The law
teaches us that. But Jesus came to deal with our sin and offer Himself as our
Savior. Thank God!
His, by Grace.
Steve
No comments:
Post a Comment