1 Timothy 1:9-11 KJV
Knowing
this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and
disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for
murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
For
whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers,
for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is
contrary to sound doctrine;
According to
the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
Albert Barnes writes,
"The gospel … makes known the will of God. It states what is
duty, and accords in its great principles with the law, or is in harmony with
it. The law, in principle, forbids all which the gospel forbids, and in
publishing the requirements of the gospel, therefore, Paul says that the law
really forbade all which was prohibited in the gospel, and was designed to
restrain all who would act contrary to that gospel. There is no contradiction
between the law and the gospel. They forbid the same things, and in regard to
morals and true piety, the clearer revelations of the gospel are but carrying
out the principles stated in the law."
We may verify the appropriate
use of an interpretation of the law by the gospel. They are not in conflict but
in harmony. The gospel however is to be the judge as it is
· the newer
· the higher and
· the more perfect
testament from God.
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