New Testament loving god of forgiveness

This failure is due to the failure of the law, or the commands of the Old Testament, to transform us into acceptable people.

Self effort and willpower alone cannot do the trick. The law, while true and righteous, is insufficient to make someone lovable or acceptable.

In fact, one of it’s very purposes is to show us our sin and need for God’s grace. … Many people do not understand this.

Instead, they think, if I work hard enough at it, I can be good enough. This mentality is always deemed to fail.

p. 266, god will make a way, Cloud and Townsend.