Why then the law? (Rom. 5:20-21)
Photo from Unsplash I don’t think it’s wrong to imagine that many Christians today are confused when it comes to the role and function of law of God both in salvation history and to the contemporary church. According to a recent poll, 25 percent of evangelicals think the Golden Rule is one of the Ten Commandments. I wonder how many believers today would be able to answer the question, “What is the law of God?” And it seems to me that the state of theology in our culture would indicate that the question, “Does the law of God still apply to the Christian, and if so, how?” would also be a question that would probably elicit a lot of different answers. Thankfully, this text in Romans 5 gives us the opportunity to address these kinds of questions. Now if you are thinking to yourself right now, “Why do we need to hear a sermon on the law of God?” then I submit that you are one of those people who really need to hear this! Paul himself thought that this was worth...
