The Law in its Relation to Salvation
J. Lyth, D. D. Romans 4:13-15 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law… I. IT PREPARES THE WAY. 1. It exposes sin. 2. Convinces of sin. 3. Disposes the sinner to receive mercy. II. IT CANNOT SAVE. 1. It gives no promise of mercy, and no power to obey. 2. But the more clearly it is revealed, the more powerfully it impels the sinner to Christ. (J. Lyth, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. WEB: For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.