Law Versus Grace

1
Law Versus Grace

• Why Grace In Christ Is So Much Better

2
An Abused Passage

• Gal 518 - But if you are led by the Spirit, you
  are not under the law. NKJV
• The law that would condemn the works of the flesh
• Those led by the Spirit do not practice those
  things the law condemns
• They are not under the law, nor the laws
  condemnation
• The Spirit does not allow immoral behavior

3
Another Abused Passage

• Rom 614-15
• For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you
  are not under law but under grace.
• 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not
  under law but under grace? Certainly not! NKJV
• Thus, being under grace does not give us liberty
  to practice SIN.
• But, in what way are we not under law?

4
Under LAW versus Under GRACE

• The Old Testament prophesied of the GRACE
• Rejection of the prophecies leaves one with LAW
  ONLY
• Law condemns sinners it does not save sinners
• Unbelieving Jews have LAW ONLY

• The New Testament Reveals the Grace
• Acceptance of the grace takes one out from under
  condemnation of law
• Christians have freedom from SIN (grace)

5
Under LAW versus Under GRACE

• Must keep it all to be acceptable
• Demands meritorious works
• If kept, man has right to boast
• Mans reward is earned by own merit

• Acceptability is not earned. It is unmerited
  favor
• Favor through submissive faith
• Man enters upon confession of his failings
• Mans reward is freely given by Gods mercy

6
Under LAW versus Under GRACE

• To fail while rejecting the prophesied grace is
  to stay under law and its death penalty
• All are under condemnation

• We are not trying to EARN the reward. We are
  trying to exercise faith to stay in His grace
• Since grace is received through faith, then there
  is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus

7
WHO WILL DELIVER ME?

• Shall the LAW deliver me?
• Shall my perfect works deliver me?
• Thank God, through Jesus Christ

Rom 721-82 21 I find then a law, that evil is
present with me, the one who wills to do good. 22
For I delight in the law of God according to the
inward man. 23 But I see another law in my
members, warring against the law of my mind, and
bringing me into captivity to the law of sin
which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I
am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our
Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the
law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. 8
There is therefore now no condemnation to those
who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk
according to the flesh, but according to the
Spirit.
8
Which is Better?

• Stay condemned by your failings?
• Accept Gods free gift in Christ on His terms of
  faith?
• Terms of Faith
• Conviction of sins
• Faith in Jesus Christ that
• Repents of sins
• Confesses faith in Jesus
• Calls upon the Lord in Baptism in His Name