What is your favorite Commandment?
What is the one you struggle with the most?
God’s Law is good. It is a gift from God not only as a requirement but for our benefit and the benefit of our society. Indeed, the Law guides us as Christians and serves as a curb to prevent our civilization from going completely off the rails.
However, there is one thing God’s Law couldn’t do.
The Law was (and is) powerless to save us. It’s not the fault of the Law, as though God’s Law was somehow flawed. It isn’t. It’s perfect.
It’s our fault.
The Law is weakened by our sinful nature. In other words, the Law is good and holy, but we cannot follow it because we are sinners. Our sinful condition prevents the Law from being able to save us.
This was something many of the Jews both of Jesus day and before didn’t understand. They saw the Law as God’s path to salvation. The same is true for many in the church, today. The Law dominates their lives. Sadly, this always leads to one of two ends.