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NASB | Galatians 3:24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 3:24 with the result that the Law has become our tutor and our disciplinarian to guide us to Christ, so that we may be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] by faith. |
Bible Question: Is the command to "LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH" in Mark 12:29-34 and elsewhere something that we, as Christians indwelt by the Holy Spirit can attain with God's enablement in this life, or is this merely an impossible command designed to humble us in our sinfulness? |
Bible Answer: Dear Brent Douglass, Your question has as a scripture reference, Galatians 3:24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. Is this part of your question? In answer to the question, I believe that it is impossible to have 'perfect' love toward the Lord. Though it would be nice to believe that you do completely love Him, I don't think I have ever met anyone who obeyed every commandment, and treated every member of His body, the church, with love, or loved those for whom He died, the world, with perfect love. The part about "merely an impossible command designed to humble us in our sinfulness" might be a bit stronger than I would state it. I think that, like infinity or perpetual motion, the "near-perfect' attainment is a worthy goal, to be pursued with zeal, but the 'perfect' is reserved for our Lord Jesus. Indeed, as you state, we should be humble enough to acknowledge that Christ Jesus will always be perfect, and we will never be capable of 'catching up' or 'passing' Him, which was the sin of Lucifer. The encouragement of the Holy Spirit is to never stop trying. Good question. Blessings in Jesus' name, charis |