This third possible objection to justification by faith which the apostle Paul raises is linked with his responses to the previous two. Sin had been likened to a ‘master’ and the Law had been likened to a ‘husband’. This raises the question “Is the Law sin?” Rom 7:7a (NASB). Paul again answers with a definite ‘no’.

Paul explains his answer with a personal type of illustration which shows that the Law reveals sin, sin’s activity and sin’s capacity to deceive us. He concludes by saying “ ….. the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.” Rom 7:12 (NASB)