Old Lutheran Quote of the day

"Merely preaching the Law, without Christ, either makes proud people, who imagine that they can fulfill the Law by outward works, or forces them to utter despair. Therefore, Christ takes the Law into His hands and explains it spiritually (Matt 5:21-48; Rom. 7:14, 1:18). He reveals His wrath from heaven on all sinners and shows how great it is. In this teaching, sinners are directed to the Law, and from it they first learn to know their sins correctly - a confession Moses could never wrestle out of them. For as the apostle testifies (2 Cor. 3:14-15), even though Moses is read, the veil he put over his face is never lifted. So they cannot understand the Law spiritually, and what great things it requires of us, and how severely it curses and condemns us because we cannot keep or fulfill it. 'But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed' (2 Cor. 3:16)."

-Formula, SD; V (The Law and The Gosple)