Then what about the law: What then was the purpose of the law?
Why the Law then? It was added because of trespasses, having been ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made. Gal. 3:19 Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort? Ga 3:2–3.NLT. The Law was given through an intermediary; the promise came directly from God. Henry Wansbrough, ed., The New Jerusalem Bible (New York; London; Toronto; Sydney; Auckland: Doubleday, 1990), 1927 you who have received the law that was given through angels but have not obeyed it. Ac 7:53. cf.(Ac 7:38; Gal 3:19; Heb 2:2) What is the use of the Law? It was given later to show that we sin. But it was only supposed ...