"The law therefore was given not to take away sin, but to include all under sin.. so that by this humiliation they might know that their salvation was not on their own hands" St Augustine

"The law therefore was given not to take away sin, but to include all under sin.. so that by this humiliation they might know that their salvation was not on their own hands"

St Augustine

Ancient Christian Commentary on the Scriptures
Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Vol 8, p.49