The Three Good The Three Good Purposes of God’s Purposes of God’s

LawLawWhat are the three good What are the three good purposes of God’s law?purposes of God’s law?

Question #1Question #1

What is one good What is one good purpose that God’s purpose that God’s law serves for all law serves for all people?people?

1 Timothy 1:9-10

Deuteronomy 4:23-24

Psalm 119:120

Key Point #1

Romans 7:7

Romans 3:19-20

Psalm 119:105

Luke 18:13

Key Point #2Key Point #3

2 Corinthians 5:15fear God’s punishment

I need a Savior

GuideMirror

I’d better not do that.

our sin

Curb

God wants us to live

I want to thank Jesus

1 Timothy 1:9-101 Timothy 1:9-10

We also know that law is made not We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, fathers or mothers, for murderers, for adulterers and perverts, for for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and slave traders and liars and perjurers--and for whatever else is perjurers--and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine.contrary to the sound doctrine.

Deuteronomy 4:23-24Deuteronomy 4:23-24

Be careful not to forget the Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden. LORD your God has forbidden. For the LORD your God is a For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. consuming fire, a jealous God.

Psalm 119:120Psalm 119:120

My flesh My flesh trembles in fear trembles in fear of you; of you; I stand in awe of I stand in awe of your laws.your laws.

The first good ______ The first good ______ of the ___ is to keep of the ___ is to keep us from ______ by us from ______ by making us ____ God’s making us ____ God’s __________.__________.

Key Point #1Key Point #1

purposepurposelawlaw

sinningsinningfearfear punishmentpunishment

Question #2Question #2What is a second What is a second good purpose good purpose that God’s law that God’s law serves for all serves for all people?people?

Romans 7:7Romans 7:7What shall we say, then? Is the What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what I would not have known what sin was except through the sin was except through the law. For I would not have law. For I would not have known what coveting really known what coveting really was if the law had not said, was if the law had not said, "Do not covet.“"Do not covet.“

Romans 3:19-20Romans 3:19-20Now we know that whatever Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared no one will be declared righteous in his sight by righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, observing the law; rather, through the law we become through the law we become conscious of sin.conscious of sin.

Luke 18:13Luke 18:13

"But the tax collector stood "But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would at a distance. He would not even look up to not even look up to heaven, but beat his heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.‘”mercy on me, a sinner.‘”

Key Point #2Key Point #2

The second good ______ of The second good ______ of God’s ___ is to serve as a God’s ___ is to serve as a _____, showing us how _____, showing us how _____ we are and how _____ we are and how much we need a _____.much we need a _____.

purposepurposelawlaw

mirrormirrorsinfulsinful

SaviorSavior

Question #3Question #3

What is a third What is a third good purpose good purpose that God’s law that God’s law serves, but only serves, but only for Christians?for Christians?

Your word is a lamp to my Your word is a lamp to my feet feet and a light for my path.and a light for my path.

Psalm 119:105Psalm 119:105

2 Corinthians 5:152 Corinthians 5:15

And he died for all, And he died for all, that those who live that those who live should no longer should no longer live for themselves live for themselves but for him who but for him who died for them and died for them and was raised again.was raised again.

Key Point #3Key Point #3

The third good ______ of The third good ______ of the ___ is that it serves the ___ is that it serves as a ____ to show as a ____ to show ________ how to thank ________ how to thank ____ for all he has ____ ____ for all he has ____ for us.for us.

purposepurposelawlaw

guideguide ChristiansChristiansGodGod

donedone

What I’ve What I’ve LearnedLearned

The three good The three good purposes of God’s law purposes of God’s law are that it serves as a are that it serves as a curb, a mirror, and a curb, a mirror, and a guide.guide.

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