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Why is God's law important for understanding our need for salvation?

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God's law serves to expose our sinfulness and shows us our desperate need for a Savior.

The law is crucial because it reveals our inability to attain righteousness through our works. It functions as our schoolmaster, driving us to Christ (Galatians 3:24). The sermon emphasizes that the law was never intended to save humans; rather, it was given to show us our sinfulness and our need for a Savior. Without the law, we would not recognize our true condition—having gone astray and being guilty before God. The law strips away our self-righteousness and highlights our need for the mercy found in Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law perfectly on our behalf.
Scripture References: Galatians 3:24, Romans 3:20

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