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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

We know that God's laws are good, if people use them properly. 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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