Salvation Through Faith, Not Law-Rom 4:13-17

While we know that the Law of God cannot save, Spurgeon reminds us "The Law is also very useful, because it shows us our defections and stains. It is like the looking-glass which my lady holds up to her face, that she may see if there be any spot on it. But she cannot wash her face with the looking-glass. When the mirror has done its utmost, then there are the same stains. It cannot take away a single spot, it can only show where one is. And the Law, though it reveals our sin, our shortcomings, our transgressions, it cannot remove our sin or the transgression. It is weak for that purpose, because it was never intended to accomplish such an end." We'll continue our study of the book of Romans this coming Lord's Day in the exposition "Salvation Through Faith, Not Law" (4:13-17).