No, the commandments cannot save us because we did not obey them as we should. ‘For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin’ (Romans 3:20).
Nguni’t ang katwirang ganito ay mapanlinlang. Ipinapakita lang na ang ebanghelyo ay hindi pa lubos na nauunawaan. Ang mga anak ng Diyos ay maliligtas “hindi sa sariling gawa” kundi “para sa mabuting gawa” (Mga Taga Efeso 2:8-10).