The purpose of the law was to establish a state of perfection for man, but it is a standard that we cannot meet! In Galatians, we learn that the whole purpose of the law that we could not keep was as a “schoolmaster,” preparing us for a life lived in the grace that Jesus offers us! We cannot be perfect, we cannot earn salvation, but we don’t have to! Because we could not do it ourselves, Jesus did it for us - because He loves us, because God loves us, He made a path for us to be redeemed and made perfect in His sacrifice!