Romans 7:12
12 Wherefore [hoste] [men] the law [nomos] is holy [hagios], and [kai] the commandment [entole] holy [hagios], and [kai] just [dikaios], and [kai] good [agathos]. KJV-Interlinear
12 So the law is holy, and the
commandment is holy and righteous and good. ESV
The law, refers to the broad spectrum of truth. The
commandment refers to the specific rules. And here Paul describes both as being
holy, meaning they are not sin, but they are pure and separate and apart from
sin.
And they are just, meaning they are correct and proper
and righteous in their claims and penalties.
And they are good, meaning they produce a result of
happiness and prosperity, which is in direct contrast to sin which produces a
result of unhappiness and destitution.
Gods objective for every individual, is to possess
perfect happiness, perfect prosperity, perfect security, among other things.
The law, describes the path to those objectives, but
also identifies man’s inability to follow that path on his own, and therefore
man’s inability to obtain those objectives on his own.
Thus the need for a different method for obtaining
those results, namely salvation by means of another person.
If you can’t do something on your own, then you need
someone else to help you.
Remember one important concept, that most people
ignore, when they claim knowledge of or adherence to, the Mosaic law.
The law includes the rules of life, but it also
includes the feasts and sacrifices, which teach access to life, by means of the
work of someone else.
And of course that someone else, is Jesus Christ.
These studies, are a part of the massive
daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, that is easily accessible, and are
written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and
therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
