Law and Gospel
For the law was given through Moses (John 1:17). The Law, we can find in the Bible (prescript/ prescription) 613. “Do 248” and “do not 365”. Hence, before the law was given to Moses, there was transgressions. It says; “for sin indeed was in the world before the law given, but sin is not counted where there is no law” (Romans 5: 13). The distinction between law and gospel is best known in the understanding of salvation or justification and how the law and gospel function in the life of the believer. The law is the will of God being known by all the natural law and in written laws or commandments like the Mosaic Law. But after the fall, the law has become a word of judgment and wrath because humanity has become incapable of fulfilling God’s will. The law is like a mirror it shows your sin. So the law reveals sin and condemnation. In order to liberate humanity from the curse of the law, the Gospel, which is God’s Word that has the message of salvation, is proclaimed and grace is g...