How do we use Biblical law lawfully?
Paul writes, “Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully” (1 Tim 1:8). Elsewhere, he says, “you are not under law but under grace” (Rom 6:14). What does it mean that we are not under law, yet we should use the law lawfully? How should Christians use biblical law lawfully? The answer is simpler than we might think, but it requires biblical reasoning. As is often the case, we need first to grasp the biblical context of Paul’s statement in 1 Timothy 1:8. Then we can begin to find answers to these questions. What does...