Lord’s Day 25: The First Use of the Law #

87: Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?  #

No mere man since the fall is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but does daily break them in thought, word, or deed.

(Ecc. 7:20; 1 John 1:8, 10; Gal. 5:17; Gn 4:5, and 7:21; Rom. 3:9-21; James 3:2-13)

88: Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous?  #

Some sins in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God than others.

(Ez. 8:6, 13, 15; 1 Jn. 5:16; Ps. 78:17, 32, 56)

89: What does every sin deserve? #

Every sin deserves God’s wrath and curse, both in this life and that which is to come .

(Eph. 5:6; Gal. 3:10; Lam. 3:39; Mt. 25:41; Rom. 6:23)