What does the law do according to Romans 3:20?
The law cannot justify anyone; by the deeds of the law no flesh is justified in God’s sight. The law instead gives the knowledge of sin, showing mankind their sinfulness. It exposes sin but provides no salvation or righteousness, because redemption comes through faith in the shed blood of Calvary.
Les explains that Romans 3:20 is one of two verses showing that all law keeping, good works, and legalism are for nothing. By the deeds of the law—trying to live the good life according to the Ten Commandments—no flesh shall be justified in His sight. People may be good enough in man’s sight, but they will never cut it under the scrutinizing eyes of the Lord Jesus. The law cannot give the knowledge of salvation; it only gives the knowledge of sin and shows mankind their sinfulness. Satan counterfeits this by convincing millions that doing their best and keeping the law as much as possible will make it, but the book says they will never make it by law keeping. Redemption is experienced by faith placed in the shed blood of Calvary.
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 about justification by works of the law?
Paul wrote in Romans 3:20 that by the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified, and this is language that is just not in the Gospels.
In Romans 3:20, what does 'the law brings knowledge of sin' mean according to Les?
Romans 3:20, when read with the substitution, means that by the law is the knowledge of old Adam.