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Romans 4:14-15
For if those who live by law are heirs, faith
has no value and the promise is worthless,
because law brings wrath. And where there is no
law there is no transgression.
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April
21
The Law Brings Wrath
This month we have seen that because no one is
able to live up to the law that they are due the
punishment of breaking the law. Romans 4
takes this idea a step further and applies it to
Christians.
Christians have been forgiven of their sins and
are no longer subject to the penalty of the law.
The problem is that we live as if we are still
under the law. Make no mistake, the ten
commandments are just as applicable to
Christians today as they were to Jews of the Old
Testament era. The difference is that our
salvation is not found in maintaining those
rules.
This is where Christians stumble. As was
discussed in No Justification
by the Law the law should be preached to
make people aware of their sins so that they
will seek the Lord in repentance.
The problem arises when Christians push the law
too hard. There are absolutely times when
Christians should be involved in government
action - that is an entirely different topic.
Some people seem to think that by passing laws
against abortion, homosexuality, or any other
thing that Christians do not stand for that it
will solve the problem of sin.
Instead, more effort should be put towards
bringing people to the Lord. All of the
laws in the world won't stop sinful behavior.
Repentance will stop sinful behavior however.
Then there will be no need to point out the law
because it will be written on the hearts of the
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