But those who would delight to have the law done away, would delight in sin. Their carnal hearts are not in unison with that law which the apostle declares to be holy, just, and good. Paul inquires, "Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law; for I had not known lust, except the law had said referring to one of the ten commandments, Thou shalt not covet." Saul did not commence a raid against the law in order to justify a life of sin; but when his mind was enlightened in regard to the claims of the law of God, he saw himself a sinner, a transgressor of the law. His sins were brought before him, and what was the result? Did he commence a tirade against the law which showed him that he was a transgressor? Is it in his heart to crucify that law? Oh no! he crucified the carnal mind which rises in enmity against the law of God. "Sin revived," says Paul, "and I," not the law, "died." Oh! when will professed Christians awake to see the brink of the precipice they are standing upon in refusing to acknowledge the claims of the law of God?

Men dem som vil glæde sig ved at få loven afskaffet, vil glæde sig ved synden. Deres kødelige hjerter stemmer ikke overens med den lov som apostlen erklærer for hellig, retfærdig og god. Paulus spørger: ”Er loven synd? Aldeles ikke! Men synden kom jeg først til at kende gennem loven. Begæret vidste jeg ikke af, før loven sagde: ”Du må ikke begære!” Saulus begyndte ikke med et angreb imod loven for at retfærdiggøre et liv i synd; men da hans sind blev oplyst om Guds lov, så han sig selv som en synder, en lovovertræder. Hans synder blev lagt frem for ham, og hvad blev resultatet? Begyndte han en ordstrøm imod den lov som viste at han var en lovovertræder? Er det i hans hjerte at loven korsfæstes? Oh nej! han korsfæstede det kødelige sind som oprejser fjendskab imod Guds lov. ”Synden kom tilbage,” siger Paulus, ”og jeg,” ikke loven, ”døde.” Oh! Hvornår vil bekendende kristne vågne op for at se kanten til afgrunden de står på, når de ikke vil anerkende kravene til Guds lov?