Law Was Given To Show How Sinful Sin Was

[A_PoMo]

Originally Posted by mfblume

I never said it was not about love. We must understand that law had to show how sinful sin really was in order to convince people to come to Christ. That cannot be denied. Showing how exceedingly sinful that sin really was is part the reason for law.



I agree. But showing how bad sin was is all part of it.

We agree then. That's my point. My point is that the PURPOSE and POINT of the law was to lead people to Christ. It's PURPOSE and POINT was not to show sins sinfulness. There's a subtle but significant difference there.

It is better to say "Showing the depravity of sin is PART of the Law's existence." and "The purpose of the Law was to point people to Christ's Law of Love." To say that the Law's point purpose has to do with sin misses the point and stops short of the broader, more important, essential point which is Christ, the fulfillment of the Law.

We're in essential agreement in principle. I'm just quibbling about perspective and word usage. Sorry if it seems contrarian.