The Law and Its Purpose

Study of Romans: Message Fourteen

Wednesday Nights MFBC

Romans 7:7-13.

ETS: Paul explained the purposes of the law.

ESS: The law is profitable to expose sin.

OSS: [Doctrinal] {I want the hearers to understand the purpose of the law.}

PQ:

What are the identified purposes of the law explained by Paul?

UW: Purposes

Intro.:

TS.: Let us examine together a few purposes of the law now:

The law exposed sin. [v. 7]

[defined] Barclay

The law increased sin. [v. 8; Cf. Rm. 5:20]

[fascination] Barclay

The law killed. [vv. 8b-11]

[made something good evil] Barclay

The law increased awareness of the sinfulness of sin. [vv. 12-13]

[repeat of 3.(a)]

Barclay- “it can take the loveliest of things and corrupt them with a polluting touch.” [114]

Takeaways: