The Law Is Not Made For The Righteous Man.

1 Timothy 1:9 “Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”

I personally see this scripture as a profound statement. There has been much debate for thousands of years over the doctrine of justifiable works, or works for justified righteousness. People, even in our time still believe that salvation can come by works, or in living in the realm of the laws of God. Nothing can be farther of the truth, Paul wrote “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”  Galatians 2:16 I could open up an old debate on works for salvation, but that would be pointless since the bible many times over has proven works for salvation totally wrong. The bible pinpoint states that, the law was not written for righteousness, and neither was it ever intended for salvation. The Law was written to condemn, it was written to show sinners that they are sinners, it was written as a schoolmaster to deliver us (the saved) to Jesus Christ. "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith…But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster." Galatians 3:24-25 This is why it was and is intended for “the for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane…” However, please understands that it is not intended to help them, nor to justify them, nor to make them righteous in any way, it is intended to condemn them. Both here on earth and in eternity. In judgment Jesus Christ will hear the lost souls as they tell Him how good they were, they will attempt to tell Him how little they broke the law of God and how they deserve to enter heaven, only to hear these words, “… I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Matthew 7:23 The law was not intended for the “righteous man” because you (if you are saved in Christ Jesus) have already fulfilled the law. Christ Jesus fulfilled it and you are in Him and He is in you. “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” Romans 10:4 Since Jesus Christ died in your place, as a substitute, then you have fulfilled the law, all the law of God in Christ, making it rendered useless to us who are righteous. “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” Romans 6:14 We must understand that being saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, we have no un-cleansed sins. The law cannot condemn us in any way, as the law was written to do. As believers in the sacrifice and blood of Jesus Christ the law and its condemnation should be the farthest thing from a believer’s mind. Now, also as believers in Jesus Christ and children of God, we must also understand that the law of God is still just that, the law of God. We should always obey our Father, and we should never take pleasure in failing His laws. We should always keep His law in our minds and heart and work to obey them, and all of them. However, the most blessedness of the believer is to know we live under grace and not the law. “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 5:21If we fail, Jesus continues to cleanse us. Amen!