20这思想很合乎圣经。罗马三章二十节说，“律法本是叫人知罪。”……人若没有律法，就会继续犯罪而不承认这些是罪。人会原谅自己罪恶的行为，用好听的说法描述这些行为。然而，律法鉴定罪为罪。不仅如此，四章十五节说，“哪里没有律法，哪里就没有过犯。”你也许以为律法防止过犯，但这一节说律法暴露过犯。不但如此，五章二十节说，“律法插进来，是叫过犯增多。”律法插进来，不是叫过犯减少或受约束；那是我们天然的观念和想法。保罗说，律法插进来，是叫过犯增多，意思是过犯可能大量增加。因此，圣经指明，律法赐下，不是给我们遵守，乃是给我们违犯。
20This thought is scriptural. Romans 3:20 says, “Through the law is the clear knowledge of sin.”…If man had no law, he would continue to commit sins but would not recognize them as such. Man would excuse his sinful deeds, using favorable terms to describe them. However, the law identifies sin as sin. Moreover, Romans 4:15 says, “Where there is no law, neither is there transgression.” You may think that the law prevents transgression, but this verse says that the law exposes transgression. Furthermore, Romans 5:20 says, “The law entered in alongside that the offense might abound.” The law did not enter that the offense might be reduced or restricted. This is our natural concept and thought. Paul says that the law entered that the offense might abound, meaning that it might increase plentifully. Thus, the Bible indicates that the law was not given for us to keep but for us to violate.