What is the Purpose of the Law?

With apologies to the great Andrew Sachs, a.k.a. “Manuel”

Watchman Nee tells a wonderful story about a clumsy servant. As long as the servant sits still and does nothing, his clumsiness is not apparent. But the moment you ask him to serve, trouble begins. He knocks over furniture, drops plates, and makes a frightful mess. In Nee’s parable, we are the clumsy servant because

we are all sinners by nature. If God asks nothing of us, all seems to go well, but as soon as he demands something of us, th...