The law of God is holy, just,
and good. We love the law and honor the law, as the revelation of God's
righteousness and justice. But we recognize the fact that fallen men can never
fulfill the requirements of God's holy law by their own works. "Therefore
by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight"
(Rom.
WE FULFILL THE LAW'S PURPOSE
BY FAITH. The law of God was our schoolmaster. Its one and only purpose was
to bring us to the Lord Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by faith in
him. Once we come to Christ, once we trust the Son of God as our Lord and
Savior, the law has nothing more to do with us. Its purpose has been served
(Gal.
BY FAITH IN THE LORD JESUS
CHRIST WE FULFILL THE LAW'S REQUIREMENT OF PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS. We have
no righteousness of our own. But we trust the Lord Jesus who lived in
righteousness as our Representative. And trusting him, the righteousness of
Christ is imputed to us (Rom.
And WE FULFILL THE LAW'S
DEMAND THAT JUSTICE BE SATISFIED BY FAITH IN CHRIST. Sin must be punished.
The sentence of the law must be fully executed upon every transgressor. And it
is done. Divine justice was fully satisfied for every believer by Christ, the
sinner's Substitute (