in Paul is not materially different than that found in other New Testament books (e.g., Hebrews) or in the Old Testament itself. Throughout the Scriptures, while the essential goodness of the law is tenaciously guarded, its failure to rescue humans from the predicament of sin is made clear. The fault is not God’s, nor is the law that he gave to blame; it is our fault, who are so under sin’s power that we are not only unable to fulfill his good law, but are stimulated by it to rebel even further against