1 Timothy 1:8
Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
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ASV
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
KJV
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
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That is, if someone not only explains it in words but also fulfills it in deed. For whoever studies the ordinances of the law but does not fulfill them uses the law unlawfully. Or alternatively, the one who is led by it to Christ uses …
It is the grace of God that changes men's hearts; but the terrors of the law may be of use to tie their hands and restrain their tongues. A righteous man does not want those restraints which are necessary for the wicked; or at least the law is not made primarily and principally for the righteous, but for sinners of all sorts, whether in a greater or less measure,
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2 Timothy 2:5Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.
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Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
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Romans 7:16And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
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So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
