The Bible teaches that the law of God is good when used lawfully to guide believers toward grace and Christ.
The Bible presents the law of God as a standard that reveals our sinfulness and necessitates God's grace through Christ. In 1 Timothy 1:8, it states that 'we know that the law is good if a man use it lawfully.' This means that the law is not to be seen merely as a set of rules, but rather as a means to point us toward our need for a Savior. In Christ, the perfection of the law is fulfilled, allowing believers to stand justified before God not by their deeds but through the grace that reigns through righteousness found only in Him.
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