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What role does the law play in the context of these covenants?

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The law serves to reveal sin and highlight the need for redemption, but it is not the means by which righteousness is obtained.

The law plays a pivotal role in demonstrating humanity's inability to attain righteousness through works. Paul explains in Galatians 3:19 that the law was added because of transgressions, acting as a tutor that leads us to recognize our sinfulness and our need for the grace found in Christ. Rather than providing the means to attain eternal life, the law provides a framework that reveals our guilt and the necessity of faith in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ—a distinction that is crucial for understanding our salvation under the covenant of grace.
Scripture References: Galatians 3:19-24, Romans 3:20, Romans 5:20

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The Two Covenants
Tim James · Aug 29, 2010
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