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1Tim.1:9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1:10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine.

The love of the law of Moses did not compliment a person, the law, without emotions, unequivocally was not created for a righteous person, it was legally created for sinners. The next legal question presented itself than, are we all sinners, and if so are there degrees of sin to God? Why degrees of sin? Well, under the law of Moses, which Paul speaks to here some sins could be forgiven and some could not. But in the book of Revelation, the sin of uncleanness is the same degree of punishment as the sin of murder, which will not be atone for and let into the God's righteous city.

Rev.21:8 But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,{The word for "sorcerers" here also includes users of potions and drugs.} idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

Moreover, Christ went so far, as to state an act of looking at the opposite sex is a sin, a very serious sin of adultery. Subsequently, Christian's make the fatal mistake of taking two laws and mixing them into one law, which pollutes both. Who than is righteous? We are told that some were accounted righteous by faith, and by the blood of animals atoning for what, sin? So under the old law a person could be righteous by keeping the law by atonement, which required them to atone for sins by blood, not all sins, but some lesser sins, through various types of atonement(s). These atonement did not say a person was not a sinner, it did indeed say a person needed God's mercy and forgiveness of their sin against him by blood. Yes, a person could be declare righteous; paid for by animal blood, an innocent victim. Hence, the law without blood did not declare a person righteous by their own good works or merit. The merit was found in the blood God provided through His law.

Matt.5:27 "You have heard that it was said, {TR adds "to the ancients,"} 'You shall not commit adultery;'{Exodus 20:14}
5:28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Hebrews 9:22 According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

Hebrews 9:25 nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own,

Hebrews 10:4 For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.

But how does one remove sin altogether, where its not accounted against a person? One would have to provide the supreme offering to God a perfect life without sin, to be declared righteous, where all sin is atone for small and great. For sin such as those spoken of in Revelation and Christ spoke of where even a look with lust at the opposite sex, a heart condition was atone for by God, what law and person could provide such a undeserved gift for mankind? That far greater everlasting atonement was given us in the gift of Christ Jesus life.

Hebrews 13:12 Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.

Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,

1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied

Christ life, which Paul argues here completed the old law, by precious blood, it finish off the judgment of sins in our flesh undeservedly, putting us into a righteous spiritual body of Christ Jesus which allows us to be sinless as son's of God. Now in context, the law, the old law was not created for a righteous person, those whom are righteous in Christ Jesus? The supreme law is perfect because it is the law of love expressed too us in Christ Jesus life, we cannot go higher for complete forgiveness of sins, we cannot be more righteous by adding sins laws completed in Christ. We cannot be made more clean by acts of our own merit. We have been bought for a price, not our worth, but the worthy of the precious unblemished blood of a sinless lamb Christ Jesus. Yes, the law was good and righteous, but it did not complete the job of removing sin, it did not paid the complete price necessary for son-ship. It did not express the truth of God's love. Going back to the law seeking righteousness just cannot be without insulting God's love in Christ Jesus.

Romans 10:4 For Christ is the fulfillment{or, completion, or end} of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

1 John 3:5 You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.

Rom.7:4 Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit to God.

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