So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good. — Paul's thesis: the νόμος (nomos, "law") is ἅγιος (hagios, "holy"), and the ἐντολή (entolē, "commandment") is ἡγίασμένη (hēgiasmēnē, "holy"), δικαία (dikaia, "righteous"), and καλή (kalē, "good"). The law is not the problem; sin is. The law's goodness is affirmed even while its inability to produce righteousness is established. This clears God's law of the charge of evil.

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