I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death. — The paradox deepens: the ἐντολή (entolē, "commandment") was given by God εἰς ζωήν (eis zōēn, "unto life")—intended for flourishing—yet it produced θάνατος (thanatos, "death"). The law's intention is good; the outcome is death because sin exploits the law to condemn the sinner. The law reveals what should save but becomes the instrument of judgment.

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