For what purpose did the law enter?
Answer
"Moreover the law entered, that the, offence might abound." Rom. 5: 20.
NOTE - By the giving of the law at Sinai, then, God designed, not to increase or multiply sin, but
that men might, through a new revelation of Him and of His character and will, as expressed in a plainly
spoken and plainly written law, the better see the awful sinfulness of sin, and thus their utter helplessness
and undone condition. While in Egypt, surrounded as they were with idolatry and sin, and as the result of
their long bondage and hard servitude, Israel even, the special people of God, had largely forgotten God
and lost sight of His requirements. Until one realizes that he is a sinner, he cannot see his need of a Savior
from sin. Hence the entering, or re-publication, of the law to the world through Israel at Sinai.
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Was the judgment still future in Paul's day?
Who is brought before the Father at this time?
What did the people once again promise to do?
How does it propose that the matter of \"Sabbath desecration\" shall be dealt with?
Did this doctrine exist in ancient times?
Where are the righteous to be recompensed?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle