God's Law vs. Christ's Grace
by whereami 3 Replies latest jw friends
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designs
"I love you, love me or else"
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PSacramento
God Gaves us 10 laws, 10 Commandments and they are NOT that hard to follow, nor is there anythign wrong with them.
Beyond the Law we have God's Grace through Jesus Christ, that tells us we are loved because, while we must follow the Law, it is not the LAW per say that will gives us our Salvation but God's Grace through his Son.
In other words, the Law is what we follow under God's grace and Grace is the INTENT behind WHY we follow the law.
They compliment each other, they don't oppose each other.
The issue is that the Law and its observance is not the path to salvation, Grace is.
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PSacramento
Oh, a little thingy I found:
Cyrus Scofield states: "The most obvious and striking division of the Word of truth is that between law and grace. Indeed, these contrasting principles characterize the two most important dispensations: the Jewish and Christian. "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ" (John 1:17). … Law kills; grace makes alive. … Law says, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth"; grace says, "Resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Law says, "Hate thine enemy"; grace says, "Love your enemies, bless them that despitefully use you." Law says, do and live; grace says, believe and live. … Law stones an adulteress; grace says, "Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more." … Everywhere the Scriptures present law and grace in sharply contrasted spheres. The mingling of them in much of the current teaching of the day spoils both, for law is robbed of its terror, and grace of its freeness." [ 30 ]
I don't agree that grace is what appears to be the opposite of the Law, I believe it is a fullfillment, a progression of the law in many ways.