Why do so few people know what Romans 3:19-20 teaches?
The transcript notes that very few people know Romans 3:19-20, even though it says so much. It does not give an explicit reason, but the passage teaches the Law was added because of sin, did not take sin away, and merely showed sin to those under the Law, Israel.
Les explains that very few people understand this, percentage wise way down. Romans 3:19-20 are verses that very few people know, even in their Bible, yet they say so much. The Law was added because of sin; it did not take sin away from people, it merely showed them their sin. Paul writes, and the Greek word for know is a full knowledge, that what thing soever the Law saith, it saith to them who are under the Law—Israel. Earlier, God gave the Law because man had to understand right and wrong and did not get it; He laid it down punctually, beginning with 'Thou shalt have no other gods before me,' which confronted Babel, the beginning of all false worships.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
More Questions
What does Romans 3:20 say that is an example of Paul's teaching not found in the Gospels?
Romans 3:20's statement that no flesh is justified by the deeds of the law is Pauline language that is not found in the Gospels.
Which people were actually under the law in Romans 3:19?
Of all the peoples of the earth, the only group that was literally under the law was the Jews; the law was given to them alone.
Does Romans 3:19 apply to the whole world or only to Israel?
Although only Israel was under the law, Romans 3:19 is addressed to the whole human race and stops every mouth, so the law condemns all mankind, not just Israel.
What is the purpose of the law according to Romans 3:19?
Romans 3:19 teaches that the law's purpose is not only to address Israel but to stop every mouth, meaning the whole human race, so that all understand they have no argument before God.