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To: Blessed
1 Timothy 1:9 "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 man slayers....."

and it goes on with a whole list of people who the law was made for. If you read earlier in chapter one, Paul tells Timothy to avoid genealogies and fables because they raise questions " rather than Godly edifying which is in faith". He also goes on to tell Timothy in verse 6 "From which some having swerved(swerved from love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned)"have turned aside to vain jangling. Desiring to be teachers of the law; they understand neither what they say or nor whereof they affirm. But we know the law is good if a man use it lawfully;

Then it goes into verse 9 explaining who the law is for.

167 posted on 03/29/2005 2:54:04 PM PST by normy (Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.)
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To: normy

Is it possible for a righteous man to sin?


169 posted on 03/29/2005 3:12:09 PM PST by Blessed
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