The Law and Sin
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Rom 7:12
Wherefore the law... I do not blame the law, for it is just and good in its demands.
We see the fact that the law reveals, arouses and condemns sin, bringing death to the sinner, but does not mean the law is evil.
We read in Psalms about the perfect law:
Psm. 19:7 ” The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.”
We also see a similar statement (in 1 Timothy):
1Tim. 1:8 “But we know that the law [is] good, if a man use it lawfully;”
Sin is like a personal enemy within (cf. Gen. 4:7). The Law, instead of being sin (Rom. 7:7), is holy, and the commandment not to covet (which, as a part of the Law, represents the whole) is holy, righteous, and good.
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