For
the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus
Christ.
John
1:17
The
Laws of God are many. We think of the
Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-17) as being the gold standard of God’s Laws;
however, these are only the top ten. The
whole book of Leviticus is the Law and numerous directives from God are
sprinkled throughout the Old Testament.
There are so many Laws that it is impossible for man to not disobey some
of them. We are all guilty under the Law
and in God’s sight sinners. Sin
separates us from God. We are guilty and
deserve to be punished.
But,
what did God do? He gave us grace. God loves us so much that He sent His Son, Jesus, to take the
punishment for all of us. Jesus came and
died and rose from the grave triumphant over sin. Grace is the free gift from God. All we have to do is to invite Jesus to be
our Lord, Master and Savior and we are redeemed and restored to our proper place as sons and daughters of God.
The
law says we are guilty. Grace says we
are forgiven.
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