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Romans 3:20&21
"20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;"

Moses was on the mountain with God for 40 days when he was given the 10 Commandments. This was a major life experience for everyone involved. It influenced and shaped the world going forward from this event. All people NEED laws. We need the basic foundation we learn in the 10 Commandments. There is no love in the laws. It's just DON'T kill or steal. The basics for living together as a community of people. How to be decent and civilized. Not a small point.

When Jesus comes along and explains the breadth and depth of the Law, we begin to understand how woefully inadequate we are at doing God's will for our lives. We begin to understand the secondary purpose of the law, to show us our sin and make us realize we NEED a Savior. Jesus, the Son of God, is the ONLY person to achieve personal obedience to the Law. This, along with His death on the cross, gives us our Salvation. We are saved by God's grace. This does not diminish the Law. Instead, it magnifies the Law! The Law demonstrates to us that we cannot personally save ourselves. We need Jesus.
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