'Is the law sin? God forbid'

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“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.” Romans 7:7

The law of God is not sinful or flawed. It is perfect, but it reveals to us our sinfulness and our flawed nature when we hear its good and holy demands. If God’s law had not pointed out that we are sinning in our hearts when we are not satisfied with what God has given us and desire what is not rightfully ours, we would not have recognized this sinfulness of our hearts or seen our need for a Savior.

Your commandments are good and right, O Lord. I am a sinner and deserving of Your wrath and punishment. Have mercy on me and pardon my sins for the sake of the blood of Christ Jesus, shed on the cross for the sins of all. In His name, I pray. Amen.

[Scripture is quoted from the King James Version of the Bible.]

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