Who needs the Law when we have the Gospel? We do.

When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes. ...because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.'" And they brought back word to the king. (2 Kings 22:11, 19-20 ESV)

Josiah was one of few kings in the Old Testament who did good in the eyes of the Lord. However, when he heard the Book of the Law contained on the scrolls found while repairing the house of the Lord, he was distraught about his sins and the sins of all the people. But God sent him the message of grace through the prophetess Huldah.

Just as Josiah had to be shown his sins in order to repent, so must we be shown our sins. If we do not see the sin in our deeds, the message of God's grace means nothing. Likewise, without seeing our wrong, we cannot understand the magnitude of God's grace. It is impossible to have Law without Gospel and vice versa. That is the issue with some of today's modern churches. They do not provide the whole message. people are always uncomfortable when their sins are pointed out. Just look at a child that is caught doing something wrong. They squirm and won't look you in the eye. But what will they become if we don't point out their bad behavior? How will they know right from wrong? Look at today's society and you can start to see the picture.

Going to church on Sunday allows us to have our sins exposed, to feel ashamed of what we have done. But it also shows us God's grace and forgiveness and allows us to give those sins to Jesus who accepted to bear them for us on the cross so that we may be holy in the eyes of God.

Do you see how we need Law and Gospel.  Without both, we miss the full impact of God's love for us.