Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
Where there is no law there is no transgression and no sin, because the law defines, measures and identifies sin as disobedience to God and gives the knowledge of sin, even inward wrong desire such as coveting. It stands as a great moral mirror that lays its binding claims on mind and heart, discovers defects of character, awakens awareness of sin and exposes guilt. The presence of sin proves that law still governs angels in heaven and people on earth, remaining in force unaltered including the seventh-day Sabbath, so teaching that the commandments were abolished at the cross or done away is false. If the law were abolished there would be no sin and no need for the gospel or a Saviour, but Christ the Lamb of God was manifested and died for the transgressor to take away sin and bring people back to loyalty so they would not continue in it. Every true shepherd must tell the anxious sinner what sin is and why Christ died for it, for true conversion comes when the sinner understands that sin is transgression of the Father's law, repents toward God, and by living faith grasps the atoning blood of Christ for pardon and cleansing unto obedience.
Law Defines Transgression
Where there is no law there is no transgression and no sin, for sin is transgression of the law and disobedience to God. The law therefore defines, measures and identifies sin, giving the knowledge of sin and marking what is transgression. That measuring reaches even inward wrong desires such as coveting, which are made known as sin by the law. To claim there is no law would deny that transgression exists, yet lives marked by wrongdoing contradict that denial.
The law is set before the sinner as a great moral mirror that discovers defects of character and lays its sacred binding claims on mind and heart. By exposing those defects it awakens awareness of sin and exposes guilt, rather than making lawlessness harmless. Failing to face its claims leaves men feeling no obligation, with no sensitive conscience toward sin and no fixed principle.
The law works wrath by making transgression accountable where it is violated, so claiming there is no law only removes the basis for naming transgression, not the law itself. The law that thus makes sin known is itself holy and just and good. Yet keeping the law cannot justify anyone.
Law Remains in Force
Sin itself proves that God's law still governs both angels in heaven and people on earth, even on this side of the crucifixion of Christ. Where there is no law there is no transgression and no sin, so continuing transgression shows the law has not ceased. God's law remains in force unaltered, including the seventh-day Sabbath which the Christian world has cast aside. To teach that there is no law, that the commandments were abolished at the cross, or that the law is done away or altered, is false.
If the law were abolished there would be no sin and no need for the gospel or for a Saviour to take away sin. Since Christ was manifested to take away sins, the law is not abolished but still defines sin and gives the knowledge of sin. Christ as the Lamb of God died for the transgressor to take away sin and to bring man back to loyalty to God so he would not continue in sin. Claiming there is no law only removes the basis for naming transgression, not the law itself, for the law makes transgression accountable and works wrath where it is violated.
Heaven will not be peopled by lawlessness, with people entering through the city portals only to make another world like this one. The unaltered law remains the parents' guide, the standard of righteousness for forming character in the home, and the standard that shows God's righteous claims. Keeping it brings harmony with God and blessing, while casting it away leaves no standard of character and no measure of rectitude and perfection. That casting away leads parents to neglect teaching children obedience and leads children to disobedience.
Teaching and Keeping Law
Every true shepherd must tell the anxious sinner that sin is transgression of the law, for where there is no law there is no transgression, so that he knows what sin is and why Christ died for sin and why he must roll his sins upon the Sin-bearer and come to Christ by living faith to be saved. True conversion comes when the sinner clearly understands that sin is transgression of the Father's law, repents toward God for that transgression, and by faith grasps the atoning blood of Christ for pardon and cleansing. That repentance yields obedience and places him standing on the law's elevated platform with inward principle, stern integrity, and enduring reform. So it was when David's sin was identified as transgression of that law and, when confronted, he repented and relied on Christ's blood for pardon.
It is error to present the law as a yoke of bondage in contrast to the freedom of the gospel. Treating the law as bondage and failing to face its claims leaves people feeling no obligation, with no sensitive conscience toward sin and no fixed principle, changing with feeling, wealth, and fame. Doing away with God's law offers sinners a blessed freedom from condemnation and restriction, but that freedom lets the world become corrupted, defiles religion, and lets sin run riot.
Denying the law denies the existence and possibility of sin, since without law there is no transgression. That denial is contradicted by lives marked by wrongdoing, which prove guilt remains rather than lawlessness becoming harmless. The no-law principle is used to justify making any false statements that serve one's purposes, treating prejudice-driven lies and false witness as no transgression.
Teaching that God's commandments are no longer binding weakens children's sense of sin and fear of breaking the law and leads them to treat sin as less serious, while the law remains the standard by which conduct is judged. The law is the parents' guide, the standard of righteousness for forming character in the home, and the standard that shows God's righteous claims. Keeping it brings harmony with God and blessing, but casting it away leaves no standard of character and no measure of rectitude and perfection. That casting away leads parents to neglect teaching obedience and leads children to disobedience. The falsehood that God has no law is why the earth has fallen so deep into robbery and murder and every depravity that endangers parents and children.
Where there is no law there is no transgression and no sin, because the law defines, measures and identifies sin as disobedience to God and gives the knowledge of sin, even inward wrong desire such as coveting. It stands as a great moral mirror that lays its binding claims on mind and heart, discovers defects of character, awakens awareness of sin and exposes guilt. The presence of sin proves that law still governs angels in heaven and people on earth, remaining in force unaltered including the seventh-day Sabbath, so teaching that the commandments were abolished at the cross or done away is false. If the law were abolished there would be no sin and no need for the gospel or a Saviour, but Christ the Lamb of God was manifested and died for the transgressor to take away sin and bring people back to loyalty so they would not continue in it. Every true shepherd must tell the anxious sinner what sin is and why Christ died for it, for true conversion comes when the sinner understands that sin is transgression of the Father's law, repents toward God, and by living faith grasps the atoning blood of Christ for pardon and cleansing unto obedience.
Law Defines Transgression
Where there is no law there is no transgression and no sin, for sin is transgression of the law and disobedience to God. The law therefore defines, measures and identifies sin, giving the knowledge of sin and marking what is transgression. That measuring reaches even inward wrong desires such as coveting, which are made known as sin by the law. To claim there is no law would deny that transgression exists, yet lives marked by wrongdoing contradict that denial.
The law is set before the sinner as a great moral mirror that discovers defects of character and lays its sacred binding claims on mind and heart. By exposing those defects it awakens awareness of sin and exposes guilt, rather than making lawlessness harmless. Failing to face its claims leaves men feeling no obligation, with no sensitive conscience toward sin and no fixed principle.
The law works wrath by making transgression accountable where it is violated, so claiming there is no law only removes the basis for naming transgression, not the law itself. The law that thus makes sin known is itself holy and just and good. Yet keeping the law cannot justify anyone.
Law Remains in Force
Sin itself proves that God's law still governs both angels in heaven and people on earth, even on this side of the crucifixion of Christ. Where there is no law there is no transgression and no sin, so continuing transgression shows the law has not ceased. God's law remains in force unaltered, including the seventh-day Sabbath which the Christian world has cast aside. To teach that there is no law, that the commandments were abolished at the cross, or that the law is done away or altered, is false.
If the law were abolished there would be no sin and no need for the gospel or for a Saviour to take away sin. Since Christ was manifested to take away sins, the law is not abolished but still defines sin and gives the knowledge of sin. Christ as the Lamb of God died for the transgressor to take away sin and to bring man back to loyalty to God so he would not continue in sin. Claiming there is no law only removes the basis for naming transgression, not the law itself, for the law makes transgression accountable and works wrath where it is violated.
Heaven will not be peopled by lawlessness, with people entering through the city portals only to make another world like this one. The unaltered law remains the parents' guide, the standard of righteousness for forming character in the home, and the standard that shows God's righteous claims. Keeping it brings harmony with God and blessing, while casting it away leaves no standard of character and no measure of rectitude and perfection. That casting away leads parents to neglect teaching children obedience and leads children to disobedience.
Teaching and Keeping Law
Every true shepherd must tell the anxious sinner that sin is transgression of the law, for where there is no law there is no transgression, so that he knows what sin is and why Christ died for sin and why he must roll his sins upon the Sin-bearer and come to Christ by living faith to be saved. True conversion comes when the sinner clearly understands that sin is transgression of the Father's law, repents toward God for that transgression, and by faith grasps the atoning blood of Christ for pardon and cleansing. That repentance yields obedience and places him standing on the law's elevated platform with inward principle, stern integrity, and enduring reform. So it was when David's sin was identified as transgression of that law and, when confronted, he repented and relied on Christ's blood for pardon.
It is error to present the law as a yoke of bondage in contrast to the freedom of the gospel. Treating the law as bondage and failing to face its claims leaves people feeling no obligation, with no sensitive conscience toward sin and no fixed principle, changing with feeling, wealth, and fame. Doing away with God's law offers sinners a blessed freedom from condemnation and restriction, but that freedom lets the world become corrupted, defiles religion, and lets sin run riot.
Denying the law denies the existence and possibility of sin, since without law there is no transgression. That denial is contradicted by lives marked by wrongdoing, which prove guilt remains rather than lawlessness becoming harmless. The no-law principle is used to justify making any false statements that serve one's purposes, treating prejudice-driven lies and false witness as no transgression.
Teaching that God's commandments are no longer binding weakens children's sense of sin and fear of breaking the law and leads them to treat sin as less serious, while the law remains the standard by which conduct is judged. The law is the parents' guide, the standard of righteousness for forming character in the home, and the standard that shows God's righteous claims. Keeping it brings harmony with God and blessing, but casting it away leaves no standard of character and no measure of rectitude and perfection. That casting away leads parents to neglect teaching obedience and leads children to disobedience. The falsehood that God has no law is why the earth has fallen so deep into robbery and murder and every depravity that endangers parents and children.