law gave him no power to obey God. He found himself coveting worse than ever. In other words, the Law doesn’t exist to make us better but to show us how helpless we are so that we will run to Christ. The Law is the speed-limit sign on the highway. It can’t force you to slow down, but it gives the police officer the authority to write you a ticket when you fail to meet the standard. The Law also arouses sin (see Romans 7:8). By arousing the sinful nature we had before we came to Christ, the Law showed