David Baron, Israel's Inalienable Possesions… (1906)
“ For the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life " (2 Cor. iii. 6) , which is often quoted by some as an excuse for a disregard of the literal sense, or even for a destructive handling of the letter of Scripture. But the Apostle plainly uses the term "letter" for the law the letter " written and graven in stones " ; and, my dear friends, this " letter " this wonderful revelation of God's absolute holiness and of the requirements of His holy government is meant to kill us, and must kill us, before the Spirit can come and give us life. " The Lord killeth and maketh alive ”
