The primary purpose of the Law is to protect others. It does this by condemning the offender. The Law proceeded from a just heart, as thought from the heart, words from the mind, the spoken from the unspoken, seen from the unseen. It is a snap-shot, a cross-section, a projection; the 2-dimensional from the 3-dimensional.
What is righteousness? What is right standing? We commonly (and appropriately) think of this within the context of the judicial system, according to the Law. But there is a fuller, deeper, richer, clearer understanding to be had of this. The right standing is according to the Law, yes, but it is to/concerning the Law giver. The end is not the Law, the Law is a just expression towards attaining to the heart of the Law giver: to stand, and this face to face. Yes, the heart of the Law giver is that we, His children, are made to stand before Him (which is our glory and to His praise). What is this end? The Father and His Children; the Husband and His Wife; Christ and His Church.
What components are necessary for this goal? The face-ward posture of both parties. If this goal is not reached, why is it not reached? Either or both parties must be hardened; must turn their backs and look elsewhere. If this goal is failed, it is not because God has turned aside, for by His own Hand has he accomplished the just requirements of the Law. We will stand because God is able to make us stand.
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