Grace

Is Paul here saying that the law was done away with because of grace? Many say that since we now have the New Covenant of God’s grace that we no longer need the law. In Genesis 3 God gives Adam and Eve the New Covenant of grace when He promises a Savior. Hundreds of years later in Exodus 20 we are given the law. Now how can anyone say God’s grace came and did away with the law when God gave us His grace long before the law? Grace was here before the law, so we can’t say it came along later and did away with the law.

1 John 3:4 tells us sin is breaking the law. Paul tells us that grace is not a license to sin. So grace in no way does away with the law. Grace gives us the victory over sin as grace frees us from the dominion and power of sin. Because of the power over sin that grace gives us we are not under the condemnation of the law, because grace is the power keeping us in harmony with the law. If I am driving the speed limit and nothing is wrong with my car, the police officer will not pull me over, because I am not under his condemnation. He has no right to condemn me because I am in harmony with the speed limit. Likewise God’s grace keeps us in harmony with God so that we do not fall under the condemnation of the law.

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