Is The Law Sin?
Text: Romans 7:7 "What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, "You shall not covet." Acknowledgment Preface Introduction Outline I. The Question? Is the Law Sin? (Rom. 7:7) A. The importance of the law (v. 7b) 1. Knowledge of sin (Rom. 3:20) 2. The purpose of the law (v. 7b) B. The law is our schoolmaster 1. To reveal sin (Rom. 7:13) 2. The law cannot save (Rom. 10:1-3, 4) II. The Law: Its Purpose (v. 7a, b) A. To reveal sin that it might become exceeding sinful. 1. It reveal that of the sinfulness of man's heart. 2. When law revived, all of humanity died in sin. B. The Decalogue: The Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:17) 1. The commandments given by God to Moses. 2. Romans 13: