A Better Way

You are not under law but under grace. Romans 6:14

D.L. MOODY
When Moses was in Egypt, to punish Pharaoh, he turned the waters into blood. When Christ was on Earth He turned the water into wine. That is the difference between law and grace. The law says, “Kill him;” grace says, “Forgive him.” Law says, “Condemn him;” grace says, “Love him.” When the law came out of Horeb, three thousand men were destroyed. (Exodus 32:28). At Pentecost, under grace, three thousand men found life (Acts 2:41). What a difference! When Moses came to the burning bush, he was commanded to take the shoes from off his feet (Exodus 3:5). When the prodigal came home after sinning, he was given a pair of shoes to put on his feet (Luke 15:22). I would a thousand times rather be under grace than under the law.

ERWIN LUTZER
Reread what Moody said. He used vivid imagery and always pointed to grace and love, not condemnation and law. However, we need to keep in mind that the God of Calvary is also the God of Sinai. Yes, there is a difference between the Old Testament teaching and the New. We have a better demonstration of grace in the New Testament and Christ is the clearest picture of grace.
We come before God with all of our needs, with all of our sins, and it is God who acquits us and basically says, “In Christ you are righteous legally, even though you may continue to be a sinner and struggle with sin in your experience.”
During the process of sanctification, we should not only sin less, we should become more aware of how sinful we are. This helps us appreciate God’s undeserved blessing of grace. Christ pleased the Father and is our only grounds of acceptance before a holy God.

PRAYER
Father, thank you that my salvation is by grace through faith. Give me a grateful heart for your gift of righteousness.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Read Ephesians 2:8-9. What do you contribute to your salvation?

How has Christ fulfilled the law?