What law is Paul speaking about in Romans 7:12?
In Romans 7:12, the law Paul refers to is the Ten Commandments. He declares that the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, just, and good. The law's purpose was to give the knowledge of sin and to convict, not to bring death itself.
Les explains that in Romans 7:12 the law is specifically the Ten Commandments. He notes that old Adam kept Saul blind to the true purpose of the law, which was to convict him. As Romans 3 says, the law does nothing but give the knowledge of sin. Paul then asks whether that which is good was made death to him, and answers 'God forbid,' showing the commandments were not something other than good. The Ten Commandments are holy, just, and good.
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
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What does Romans 7:12 teach about the moral character of the law?
The commandment itself is holy, righteous, and good; it is not something evil or bad.