Falaite Novema 3,
2017
‘Oku tokoni ‘a e
Laó ke tau ‘ilo ‘a e ‘Otuá mo e tangatá
(
The Law helps us know God and ourselves )
Fehuʻi
#15
Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai
lava ‘e ha taha ke tauhi ‘a e Laó, ko e hā leva hono ‘aonga?
( Since no one can
keep the law, what is its purpose? )
Ko e ‘uhí ke tau ‘ilo ‘a e natula ma‘oni‘oni mo e
finangalo ‘o e ‘Otuá, pea mo e natula angahala‘ia mo talangata‘a ‘a hotau
lotó; mo ‘etau fiema‘u ha Fakamo‘uí. ‘Oku ako‘i mo faka‘ai‘ai kitautolu ‘e he
laó ke tau fai ‘a e to‘onga mo‘ui ‘oku
hoifua ki ai ‘a hotau Fakamo‘uí.
( That we may know
the holy nature and will of God, and the sinful nature and disobedience of our
hearts; and thus our need of a Savior. The law also teaches and exhorts us to live
a life worthy of our Savior )
Loma 3:20
Koe‘uhiā ko e me‘a ki he ngaahi ngāue fakalao, ‘e tu‘u
mola ai ‘a e kakano kotoa pē ‘i hono ‘ao, ‘o ‘ikai hanau fakatonuhia mei ai: he
ko e me‘a ‘oku fou mei he Lao, ko e faka‘ilo angahala pē.
ROMANS 3:20
For by works of
the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law
comes knowledge of sin.
Commentary - LIGON DUNCAN
The law of God helps us to know God, know
ourselves, know our
need, and know the life of peace and
blessedness. It helps us to know
God because it specifically reveals his
character and his attributes, his holy will, what he's like.
Paul tells us in Romans 1 that everyone
knows right and wrong. But the law of God very specifically reveals to us God's
character and his own moral qualities. Morality is not arbitrary. God doesn't
tell us to do arbitrary things. God does not require us to do things that he is
not prepared to do himself. So all morality is rooted in God's character. And
when we study the law, we see a display of God's character.
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