Crs 2012 JAMB Past Questions - Question 42: According to Galatians, the law was made as a

Correct Answer

B

Explanation

Obedience to the Laws of Moses was fundamental in the Jewish religion. To them, the law is the parameter for measuring holiness and acceptability before God. Paul emphatically pointed out that the law could not justify man because of its inherent weaknesses, it brings punishment, and where there is no law, there is no sin. The practice of the law is external and law give's knowledge of sin. Above all, the law is only useful for only these for whom It is made. Paul in order to buttress his point stated that the promise which God made to Abraham and his descendants, that they would inherit the earth did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. Galatians 3:9-14