... for Paul, the Word of the Lord is dialectical: it convicts so that it might drive sinners to the gospel. One is reminded here of Martin Luther’s three famous metaphors for the law. The law is a mirror that shows sinners who they really are before God. The law is ... from using the law to stir up human nature against God. Literature: The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan. Early in The Pilgrim’s Progress (1678), in the section entitled “The Interpreter’s House,” Christian receives his theological ...
