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The logoV  that God speaks is alive and full of power: active, operative, energizing, and effective. Heb 4:12
For: Nov 5: 10 Commands:
Fulfillment and Purpose	Reading:
Memorization in Bold
•	How carefully does God want us to keep His commands?
•	What prevents u from keeping God’s commandments perfectly?
•	Can anyone, then, be saved by the Law?
•	What purposes does the Law then serve?
 	
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A ppreciation
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God’s demand for perfection
•Our sinful nature
•All condemned
• Curb and Mirror Sin
•Guide through Christ	SS	Perfectly Keeping the Commands
God wants us to keep His commandments perfectly in thoughts, desires, words, and deeds.
Lev 19:2
James 2:10	
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	Impossible Perfection
Our sinful nature makes it impossible.
Ps 14:3
Eccl 7:20
Is 64:6
1 Jn 1:8
Rm 7:15-20	
Hymn:  TLH#579    lutheran-hymnal.com/online/tlh-295.mid
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1. The Law of God is good and wise
And sets His will before our eyes, 
Shows us the way of righteousness,
And dooms to death when we transgress.
2.  Its light of holiness imparts
The knowledge of our sinful hearts
That we may see our lost estate
And turn from sin before too late. 
3.  To those who help in Christ have found
And would in works of love abound
It shows what deeds are His delight
And should be done as good and right.
4.  But those who scornfully disdain
God’s Law shall then in sin remain; 
Its terror in their ear resounds
And keeps their wickedness in bounds.
5.  The Law isgood; but since the fall
Its holiness condemns us all;
It dooms us for our sin to die
And has no pow’r to justify.
6.  To Jesus we for refuge flee,
Who from the curse has set us free,
And humbly worship at His throne,
Saved by His grace through faith alone.  			
	Tue	Anyone Saved?
No; the Law condemns everyone.
Gal 3:10-11	
	Wed	Purpose of the Law: 1+2
First, the Law helps to control violent outbursts of sin and keeps order in the world (a curb).  
1 Tim 1:9
Rom 2:14-15
Second, the Law accuses us and shows us our sin (a mirror).
Rm 3:20; 7:7	
	Thurs	Purpose of the Law: 3
Third, the Law teaches us Christians what we should and should not do to lead a God-pleasing life (a guide).  The power to live according to the Law comes from the Gospel.  
Ps 119:9, 105
1 Jn 4:9, 11
Lu 10:27