Purpose of the Law

7 passages

1. Galatians 3:24

   So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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2. Romans 7:7

   What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”

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3. Matthew 5:17

   Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

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4. Galatians 3:19

   Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

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5. James 2:10

   Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

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6. Galatians 3:21

   Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

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7. Romans 6:14

   For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

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