Tim Allen Delves into Paul's Teachings on Law and Sin on Bill Maher's Podcast

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By Milton Quintanilla, Crosswalk.com

Tim Allen, best known for his role in “Home Improvement” recently shared how he has been studying the Apostle Paul's writings, particularly Paul's teaching that law exists to expose humanity's sin.

During an appearance on Bill Maher's "Club Random" podcast, Allen explained Paul's concept that "law was basically invented to develop sin" and provides "guardrails of what the world is", The Christian Post reported.

“Paul said something very intuitive that I’m still studying, because he says law was basically invented to develop sin,” the 72-year-old comedian said. “Without law, you don’t know what sinful is. So, law was basically just to give you guardrails of what the world is.”

Allen noted how that contrasted with his long engagement with philosophy, which he said left him unsatisfied.

“What you’re going to find is the cycle of ignorance with philosophy,” he said. “And that’s where I’ve been in the last 20 years. Philosophy gets run in these circles. It can’t explain anything, really.”

Allen also recalled his visit to Jerusalem, where a tour guide highlighted locations linked to Jesus.

“Out of nowhere [the tour guide said], ‘And that’s where Jesus walked through here,’ and then you’re going, it never occurred to me that the dude actually existed,” Allen said.

“Well, He may not have,” Maher shot back.

“Not according to this guy,” Allen said, noting the guide’s insisted on Jesus’ historical presence and referred to Jesus as “probably the strongest, most powerful Jew ever.”

Last June, Allen shared he was “amazed” by Paul’s letter to the Romans after he began reading the New Testament.

“Finished the Old Testament, and it is such a gift when I get out of the way, and the words and meaning flow. This week I am now in the book of the Gospel of Paul. A Roman Jew familiar with Plato, Stoicism, and other Greek schools of thought. I am amazed in seven pages!” he wrote at the time.

Last February, Allen announced he finished reading through the Old Testament while also re-reading it.

"After nearly a year, I have finished [the] entire Old Testament and the experience of re-reading, dedicated focus and no drifting has made this a humbling, overwhelming experience. What a treasure," he wrote.

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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.