The understanding about the difference between Mosaic law and Christian Grace being of the utmost importance, the devil has made sure this subject has been thoroughly confusing and darkened behind a mist of religiosity. The bible teaches clearly that Christ has fulfilled the law. But through the backdoor it has been brought in again. Others, on the other hand, abuse grace as a pretense for their very own aims.
Scripture itself states: "You're saved by grace through faith and that not out of you; it's the gift of God." Luther found that clearly. We cannot save ourselves through our good works. One sin is sufficient to precipitate you into hell, for God is completely holy and cannot have anything regarding sin. It is therefore never a concern of the great outweighing the bad. We are sinners to the bone and need the grace of Christ. We are able to only be saved by virtue of His sacrifice on the cross of Calvary.
Abraham was not under the law of Sinai. He was under God's mercy, a grace within view of Grace following the Cross. David understood that there's an increased law, the one of grace, when he pronounced that "blessed is the person whose sins have now been forgiven, whose transgressions have now been atoned for." He was twice guilty of death under Mosaic law, but the Spirit of God gave him a vision of God's Love.
Israel was under the law by their very own choice. "All that God demands, we shall do." Mosaic law was never imposed upon the heathen. In case a gentile wanted to approach God, he'd to become Jewish. The temple was meant to be always a light for the nations, but the Jews--certainly in enough time of Jesus--wanted to keep it for themselves.
The negative side of what the law states was so it only exposed sin just like a light uncovers vermin. Mosaic law doesn't save. All of the sacrifices brought in ancient times were but pictures of Christ's sacrifice. "The blood of goats and rams doesn't atone." The apostle Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, calls what exactly of what the law states simply "the principles of the world" ;.All philosophies and man-made theologies are kinds of law. And the proponents themselves could not keep them in a consequent fashion.
The positive side of Mosaic law was so it gave one wisdom, knowledge and insight and up till today, somewhat, the moral laws of as an example Leviticus 18 remain binding; minus the punishment of death of course on adultery, homosexual practices and other sins.
The apostle Paul writes in chapter 8 of the epistle to the Romans: "The law of the spirit of the life span in Christ Jesus has saved me from what the law states of sin and death." Grace, then, is its law, what the law states of Christ. For "The law came through Moses, but grace and truth through Jesus Christ" ;.The law of Moses could be the harbinger of sin and death. It provokes to sin and its judgment is death. It proclaims: "Cursed is he that does not stay in most that is written in the law." Certainly, as far as Mosaic law is worried, we're all accursed and doomed for eternity. Alone already due to the tenth commandment. The planet thinks: "It's OK to consider the menu, so long as you eat at home." But when you are angry with your fellow man, then you have previously murdered him in your heart, as Jesus explains in the Sermon on the Mount.
In terms of the theory is worried that one must first become proven to oneself through what the law states of Moses and then, hopefully, find grace; that goes too far. The murderer on the cross got converted simply by witnessing Christ Himself. One must go straight to Christ when possible, not via a (long) method of gloom and doom. Real estate law That is clearly the message to the Galatians. Actually, Paul states, if you want to keep what the law states (also in addition to grace) then you preach another gospel and you bring yourself not just under the curse of what the law states, but additionally under the curse of Christ. (That does however not mean that everybody that believes this, is lost. But most definitely are, because their theology prevents them from true conversion ((which in ways they confirm themselves))... )
Christ is exactly the same Person, both in the O.T. as in the N.T. So He was for Abraham and Enoch before that. Abraham, Jesus said, looked for His glorious Day and for the City built without hands and he found it. However the Israelites, within their pride and false self-assurance, boldly proclaimed that they would fulfill God's holy demands. They fell from grace, because it were. Paul warns and convicts the Galatians of the same thing. He points them how you can the fruit of the Spirit: "love, joy, peace, forbearing with emotions, usefulness, goodness, faith, humbleness, temperance. Against such things there is no law, but those of Christ have crucified the flesh (that could be the 'old man, the initial Adam') alongside the passions and (wrong) desires." Elsewhere he states: "Love could be the bond of most laws" ;.Combined this holds out for people that after we've the love of Christ within our hearts we fulfill all laws and nothing can be held against us. Needless to say this is primarily true of Jesus Himself, but we can study from Him.
