The Doctrine of Sin, The Third Period, 730-1517 A.D. (10): Protestant Doctrine of Sin

Fourthly, what does this law of God demand? To this there can be only one answer, in the light of the Word of God. The law of God demands complete perfection, or the entire conformity of the moral nature and conduct of a rational creature with the nature and will of the Lord. We are commanded to love the Lord our God with all our heart and mind and soul and strength. And we love our neighbor as ourselves. This obligation, of course, is limited to the capacity of the creature. It is not limited...