Douglas Summers
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Law and Grace are two CONTRASTING principles. The most obvious and striking division of the Word of Truth is that between Law and Grace. These contrasting principles characterize the two periods most important stewardships of the Jew (Israel) and the Christian (Church). The ethnic divisions of the Scripture is in (1 Cor. 10:32) "The Jew The Gentile and The Church." "For the Law was given by Moss, but grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ."
The Key word to all the inspired writing's from Exodus 20:1 to Malachi 4:6 is law. The key word from all the inspired narratives of the crucifixion in the gospels to the end of Revelation is Grace. The four Gospels have an intermediate character.
What is the Law? An expression of the mind of God - His righteous standards that must be fulfilled by His creatures, or the offender must be punished. The law is not the basis for justification, but for condemnation for sin! (Rom. 7:12 ;15; 1 Tim. 1:8-10; Gal. 3:11-12)
To whom the Law was given (Exodus 19:20; Deut. 5:1,6; Mark 12:29; Rom. 2:14; Gal. 3:25; Rom. 7:4-6.
That does not mean there was no law before Moses, or that there was no grace before Jesus Christ. Not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was LAW. And God grace was shown to His sinning creatures by the covering of Adam and Eve. But The Bible never confuses the two (Law and Grace). But God never confuses the two, and it is the law (of condemnation) that Grace nullifies! The born again believer does not sin willfully because he thinks he is under grace, but has a new nature, but by the weakness of the flesh, when a man may sin, we have an advocate (Jesus Christ) An eternal high priest in the heavens. And for Christ to be your advocate, You must be born again.
The Key word to all the inspired writing's from Exodus 20:1 to Malachi 4:6 is law. The key word from all the inspired narratives of the crucifixion in the gospels to the end of Revelation is Grace. The four Gospels have an intermediate character.
What is the Law? An expression of the mind of God - His righteous standards that must be fulfilled by His creatures, or the offender must be punished. The law is not the basis for justification, but for condemnation for sin! (Rom. 7:12 ;15; 1 Tim. 1:8-10; Gal. 3:11-12)
To whom the Law was given (Exodus 19:20; Deut. 5:1,6; Mark 12:29; Rom. 2:14; Gal. 3:25; Rom. 7:4-6.
That does not mean there was no law before Moses, or that there was no grace before Jesus Christ. Not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was LAW. And God grace was shown to His sinning creatures by the covering of Adam and Eve. But The Bible never confuses the two (Law and Grace). But God never confuses the two, and it is the law (of condemnation) that Grace nullifies! The born again believer does not sin willfully because he thinks he is under grace, but has a new nature, but by the weakness of the flesh, when a man may sin, we have an advocate (Jesus Christ) An eternal high priest in the heavens. And for Christ to be your advocate, You must be born again.