Breaking even one commandment brings a person under condemnation. And because everyone has broken the commandments, everyone stands condemned. The law can do nothing to reverse the condemnation. (Romans 3:20-24). But Christ took the curse of the law upon himself when he hung on the cross. He did this so we wouldn’t have to bear our own punishment. The only condition is that we accept Christ’s death on our behalf as the means to be saved. (Colossians 1:20– 23) Trying to be right with God on our own effort doesn’t work. Good intentions such as “I’ll do better next time” or “I’ll never do that again” usually end up in failure.