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Originally Posted by Aquila
I think the Law had several purposes. I believe the Ten Commandments are moral laws and serve as the foundation of the Law. I think some laws were social and serving society. Others were ceremonial and symbolically pointed to higher truths.
I think the ultimate purpose of the Law is to show us the Holiness of God and how fallen and sinful we are, thus forcing us to admit that we need a savior.
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Any way to phrase these in the order of the questions presented?
For instance, when Paul uses the term "law" which of your three categories is he referring and how can we be sure? Is that what his audience understood?
Your second paragraph is Paul's hindsight view as well, but if the Law was given just to humble us and to show us how flawed we were, that wouldn't seem to be such a beautiful thing. As I understand from Hebrew and Jewish history, the Law was regarded as a gift from God, and something that helped them know how to live healthy, full and long. Did the Hebrews not know they needed a Savior?
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