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title: 'The Impotence of the Law'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'William Greenough Thayer Shedd'
date: 1876-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Justification'
- 'Sanctification'
- 'Sin'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Hebrews 7'
- 'Romans 3'
- 'Galatians 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/shedd-1876-the-impotence-of-the-law
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# The Impotence of the Law

Sermon: the moral law cannot save or renew sinners; it exposes guilt and drives them to Christ. Only Christ's atonement and gospel mercy pacify conscience and bring holiness.

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