LAW,
RESPONSE TO

THERE are two reasons that drivers will stop at a red light. The first is fear of getting hurt due to an accident. The second is fear of getting caught. The law says stop; but still, late at night, when there is not much traffic out, the propensity for running a red light is higher—there is less fear of hurt and less fear of getting caught.551

[Sin, Source of]

John 3:19–21; Rom. 7:7

MANY folks drive down a street and clearly see the signs that say 40 mph. The very presence of the standards stirs in them the desire to go over the limit by 5 mph.552

[Rebellion]

Jer. 17:9; Heb. 8:7

MANY Christians react to the law by trying to work hard to obey all of the laws and do all of the right things. They are like the circus entertainer that spins plates. They put each plate on a stick and try to keep them moving, working hard to keep all plates spinning and in balance.

Just like the entertainer, Christians run all over the place trying to do the right things and keep all of the key areas of the Christian life spinning. They spin the religion plates of going to church, reading their Bible, and giving tithes, and it wears them out.

They are reverting back to a standard that the Bible says will kill you. “The letter killeth.” The law will kill because sin will go crazy when it is faced with the divine standards of God.553

[Law of Sin and Death; Self-Sufficiency, Danger of; Surrender, Benefits of]

2 Cor. 3:6; Gal. 3:1–5; Heb. 10:1