PM: “BE FAITHFUL TO GOD’S WILL”

March 9, 2025
TEXT:   I Timothy 1:8-11

I. Laws are good not bad (vv. 8-9a)
A. The law is good because if originated with God
B. The law is good when it is used as God intended
1. All that God has instituted is good
2. But man has corrupted them all by his sinfulness
3. Only God can help us redeem them for His glory and our good
C. Some bad people even use the law in bad ways

II. Laws are because people do bad things to other people (vv. 9b-10)
A. Disobedient and rebellious (v. 9)
B. Those who reject God (v. 9)
C. Willful destroyers of innocent life (v. 9; I John 3:14-18; Proverbs 24:10-12)
D. Sexual perversions (v. 10; Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6; Luke 2:23; Romans 1:27; Romans 9:10; 13:13; Hebrews 13:4; I Corinthians 6:9)
E. Enslavers of other humans (v. 10)
F. Dishonest deceivers (v. 10)
G. Anything else that violates God’s Word (v. 10)

III. The law helps us see our need of the Gospel (v. 12)
A. God’s Law helps us see our sinfulness and need of the Saviour to cleanse us (Galatians 3:21-28)
B. Man’s law should never hinder us from being blessed of God
C. God’s Law requires us being accountable to Him for His entrustments to us