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7 They want to be teachers of God's laws. They speak very strongly, but they do not really understand what they are talking about.

The purpose of God's laws

8 We know that God's laws are good, if people use them properly. 9 We also know that God did not make those laws for people who already live in a good way. He made them for people like this, to show them what is right:

people who refuse to obey any laws;

people who do not want anyone to rule them;

people who turn away from God;

people who do bad things;

people who do not respect God's holy things;

people who kill their father or their mother;

people who murder;

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