1 Timothy 1:8

New International Reader's Version

We know that the law is good if it is used properly.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:13

“You came down on Mount Sinai. From heaven you spoke to our people. You gave them rules and laws. Those laws are right and fair. You gave them orders and commands that are good.

Romans 12:2

Don’t live the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you. And you will agree that what he wants is right. His plan is good and pleasing and perfect.

Romans 7:16

I do what I don’t want to do. So I agree that the law is good.

Romans 7:18

I know there is nothing good in my desires controlled by sin. I want to do what is good, but I can’t.

Romans 7:22

Deep inside me I find joy in God’s law.

Galatians 3:21

So is the law opposed to God’s promises? Certainly not! What if a law had been given that could give life? Then people could become right with God by obeying the law.

2 Timothy 2:5

It is the same for anyone who takes part in a sport. They don’t receive the winner’s crown unless they play by the rules.