July 3, 2022, Pentecost 4: ”For the Neighbor”

The apostle Paul is clear. It is impossible to be justified in God's sight by doing the works of the law (Rom. 3:28). Even if we were to follow the law, we would come to the horrible truth that Paul understood: that sin uses God's good law for its own purposes (Rom. 5:8-12). Paul came to the understanding, then, that Jesus died to liberate us from the curse of the law, which we could never fulfill (Gal. 3:13-14). So, if Christ has liberated us from the curse of the law, what is its purpose now? Why bother with the law at all? Why not just preach grace? Pastor David preaches "For the Neighbor" based on Exodus 20:12-16.