law & grace
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The grace system of salvationpart 1
Even so, the term “grace”
three (3) connotations:
the CAUSE of salvation
the CONTENT of salvation
the SYSTEM of salvation
Grace is the way of being saved or accepted by God when we relate to Him in terms of
His LOVE. 2 Corinthians 5:21
Law is the way of being saved or accepted by God when we relate to Him in terms of
His HOLINESSThe System of
the Law
The System of Grace
NAT
URE
GRACE AS A SYSTEM OF SALVATION
1.The law written on the heart
Law as a code of conduct
Law as CODE & Law as a SYSTEM
• Romans 2: 14-15
Distinction between:
- applies to all who have never been exposed to the biblical revelation of God’s will
The basic moral code that is available to everyone at birth
1 Corinthians 2:10-13
1.The law written on the heart
2.The Law of Moses
law as a code of conduct
Law as CODE & Law as a SYSTEM
The Law of Moses is the law-code that is available to the Jews up until the death of Christ.
Distinction between:
1.The law written on the heart
2.The Law of Moses
3.The new covenant commandments
law as a code of conduct
Law as CODE & Law as a SYSTEM
• The new covenant commandments (as recorded in the New Testament) are the law-code that is available and still available to all people since the death of Christ
Distinction between:
4.Didactic use
Uses of any law-code
the law functions as a teacher. It teaches us that we are sinners, and it teaches us that as sinners we need a Saviour
law as a system
4.Didactic use5.Governmental use
Uses of any law-code
• the law functions as a restrainer. Governments use it to restrain sin and keep public order
law as a system
4.Didactic use5.Governmental use
6.Normative use
Uses of any law-code
the law functions as a standard to which we are obligated to conform our lives and our conduct. It defines right and wrong.
law as a system
4.Didactic use5.Governmental use
6.Normative use
7.Soteric use
Uses of any law-code
• the law functions as a savior. Obedience to its commands means by which we enter heaven.
law as a system
The question is,when Paul contrast LAW AND GRACE, to which of the seven possibilities is grace being contrasted?
which of the 7 possibilities is grace being contrasted?
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The Law of Moses
The new covenant commandments
The law written on the heart
Soteric use
Didactic use
Governmental use
6 Normative use