Word: Romans 4:13-15
It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless, because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.
Notes: We are not good because we obey the law. We try to obey the law because God has made us “good”. The law points out that we fall short of God’s standards. We do not obtain “goodness” by obeying for 1) we cannot be successful in fully obeying due to our sinful nature and 2) that is not the purpose of the law – to make us good. That is the purpose of grace.