44 2 3 Through the Bible with Les Feldick PAUL -- FIRST IN THE BODY OF CHRIST

I Timothy 1:9-10a "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, 10. For whoremongers,..." and so forth. Now I want to take you back again to Romans chapter 3, where we see both those facets explained from Paul's letter to the Romans with regard to the Law for Israel who were under the Law, and how the Law applied to the pagan, wicked, immoral Gentiles. Romans chapter 3 and I'll drop in at verse 19. Now this shows both sides of what Paul is talking about in Timothy. For the righteous man, it's good if you use it right. For the unrighteous man, it is his condemnation. All right, Romans 3 verse 19: Romans 3:19a "Now we know (no ifs, ands, or buts) that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law:..." Now stop right there. Who was under the Law? Well, Israel! Israel was under the Law and Israel alone. The world around Israel had no concept of what it was to have the Ten Commandments as part of their moral code. But don't stop there. Even though it was given to those who were under the Law, the overall impact of the Law was that all the world, not just Israel, all of humanity: