#  The Political Use of the Law

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#  Scripture

1 Timothy 1:8-11

English Standard Version

8 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, 9 understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, 10 the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers,\[[a](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%201%3A%208-11&version=ESV#fen-ESV-29690a "See footnote a")\] liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound\[[b](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%201%3A%208-11&version=ESV#fen-ESV-29690b "See footnote b")\] doctrine, 11 in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

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