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- Question 88.
- Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
- Answer:
- No mere man, since the fall, is able in this life to perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but daily breaks them in thought, word, and deed.
( Ecclesiastes 7:20; Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21; 1 John 1:8; James 3:8; James 3:2; Romans 3:23 )- Question 89.
- What then is the purpose of the law since the fall?
- Answer:
- The purpose of the law, since the fall, is to reveal the perfect righteousness of God, that His people may know his will for their lives and the ungodly, being convicted of their sin, may be restrained therein and brought to Christ for salvation.
( Psalm 19:7-11; Romans 3:20,31; 7:7; 12:2; Titus 2:12-14; Galatians 3:22,24; 1 Timothy 1:8 )
See: 1689 London Baptist Confession, Chapter 19: Of the Law of God
Introduction and First Questions
Of the Holy Scriptures
Of God and of the Holy Trinity
Of God's Decrees
Of Creation
Of Divine Providence
Of the fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
Of Gods Covenant
Of Christ the Mediator
Of Effectual Calling
Of Justification, Adoption, Sanctification, Perseverance and the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
Of the State of Man After Death, the Resurrection of the Dead, and the Last Judgement
Of the Moral Law
The First Table of the Law
The Second Table of the Law
Of the Purpose of the Law
Of Saving Faith and Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
Of the Ordinances of God as Means of Grace
Of Baptism
Of the Church
Of the Lord's Supper
Of Prayer and the Lord's Prayer
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