"Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." (John 5:39)

March 11, 2012

Law & Grace - Jhn 1:15-18

Jhn 1:15-18(15) John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. (16) And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. (17) For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (18) No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

Is there any significant in the words grace for grace?

Law was given by a man - Grace is only given by God
Law brings God to men - Grace brings man to God
Law shows what is man - Grace shows what is God
Law demands righteousness - Grace brings righteousness
Law tells what we should do - Grace tells what God has done
Law is the knowledge of sin - Grace is the knowledge of God
Law demands you to live up to it - Grace demonstrates His holiness


Under the Law you will surely die- (Rom 5:21) - Under God’s grace you have everlasting life