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Anonymous observers sit behind a balanced scale, bread, broken cords, and a plainly sealed scroll.
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1 Timothy 1:8-11

The Law Used Lawfully

Love, Mercy, and a Good Conscience · 1 Timothy 1

Story guide: Visual essay: The scale and broken cords symbolize lawful standards against wrongdoing; no listed crime is staged.

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8We know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully,

9understanding this: the law is not laid down for a righteous man, but for the lawless and rebellious, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and profane, those who kill their fathers and those who kill their mothers, murderers,

10the sexually immoral, men who have sex with men, servant traders, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching,

11according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.

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