“We know that the law is good if one uses it properly.” Paul wrote to Timothy, which would indicate there is a proper use of the law. Wonder what it is. Helping an old lady across the street? Reading your Bible? Praying? Going to church? Serving as a deacon? Singing in the worship team? Of course it must include a long list of doing good, otherwise how will anyone remember? Once we’re Christians, the law becomes as kind of guide for what we should and shouldn’t do. Everybody knows that. And then Paul wrote: “We also know that the law is made not for the righteous…” Hold it right there. You mean the law won’t make me better? I thought that’s what the law was for: to make good people better, but Paul puts an end to that right here. “We also know that the law is made not for the righteous, but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious…” (1 Timothy 1:8,9).

There you have it; the law is not for good people, or more accurately people who think they’re good. The law isn’t going to make anyone better. The proper use of the law is to round up all the bad people and bring them to Christ – people like you and me, or else we wouldn’t even know Jesus. Once you are a Christian, there is no proper use of the law except to continue to reveal our sin to us so we can live and move in His New Covenant.

And the proper use of your cell phone tonight is to access our Teleconference Bible Study, Catch On at 7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern. It’s easy to do. Just dial 218-237-3840 and enter 124393 when prompted. Tonight we’re talking about the masks we wear. Can’t wait to meet you!