<p>7:12 <i>Thus the law is holy and the commandment is holy, righteous and good- </i>Paul hastens here to emphasize that the Law itself isn&rsquo;t sinful or wrong in itself; it is indeed &ldquo;holy, just and good&rdquo; (a common Jewish description of their Law); but the knowledge of any legal code creates accountability for sin. Only in that is there the connection between the Law and sin. The Law was &ldquo;ordained to life&rdquo;, and I have suggested under 7:10 that this could mean that perfect obedience to the Law would have led to living the life of God, to moral perfection. The Law could not of itself give eternal life, in that it could not undo the mortality which was to pass upon all Adam&rsquo;s descendants. The Law sought to inculcate a culture of kindness toward others and devotion to God. Significantly, the Lord Jesus is described in the same words- the Holy and Just One (Acts 3:14), as if He was such on account of the way His obedience to the Law developed such a character.&nbsp;</p>