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    Paul teaches that salvation comes through faith, not works of the law. He uses Abraham as an example, who was justified by faith rather than works, and thus obtained God's grace. Paul also contrasts Adam, whose sin condemned mankind, with Jesus, whose righteousness and grace through faith leads to eternal life, not increased sin under the law. The significance is that faith, not law observance, provides salvation and grace from God through Christ, and enables Christians to face challenges and do good works through faith.

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    Paul teaches that salvation comes through faith, not works of the law. He uses Abraham as an example, who was justified by faith rather than works, and thus obtained God's grace. Paul also contrasts Adam, whose sin condemned mankind, with Jesus, whose righteousness and grace through faith leads to eternal life, not increased sin under the law. The significance is that faith, not law observance, provides salvation and grace from God through Christ, and enables Christians to face challenges and do good works through faith.

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    Paul teaches that salvation comes through faith, not works of the law. He uses Abraham as an example, who was justified by faith rather than works, and thus obtained God's grace. Paul also contrasts Adam, whose sin condemned mankind, with Jesus, whose righteousness and grace through faith leads to eternal life, not increased sin under the law. The significance is that faith, not law observance, provides salvation and grace from God through Christ, and enables Christians to face challenges and do good works through faith.

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    Christian Religious Studies

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    Saturday, 17 October 2015

    Law and Grace

    The Law, as found in the


    Old Testament, refers to the Ten Commandments and the other
    rituals and moral
    regulations of the Jews. The Law is also referred to as the Mosaic Law –
    which
    alludes to its origin.

    Grace, on the other hand, is popularly defined


    as “unmerited favour.” In the context of the New
    Testament, grace is God’s free
    gift of salvation for the “man of faith.” This means that it is a gift to all
    those who believe in the redemptive work of Christ.

    The Apostle Paul wrote about the concepts and implications


    of the Law and Grace for Christians in
    Romans 4:13 – 25; 5: 8- 21.

    Paul’s teaching on Law and Grace


    In his letter to the Romans, Paul used the
    cases of Abraham and Adam to illustrate the purpose and
    the significance of Law
    and Grace. According to him, man lives by faith and not by the dictates of the
    Law. This was proved in Abraham’s relationship with God. Abraham was the father
    of many nations
    by faith. He believed the promises of God and faithfully obeyed
    God’s commands. This act of faith
    made all to be well with him. Thus, the
    promise of God to Abraham and his descendants about their
    inheritance did not
    come through the Law but through righteousness of faith. Abraham obtained the
    righteousness of God by faith in God’s promises. In other words, Abraham was justified
    by his faith
    and by so doing obtained the grace of God.

    How exactly did he obtain the grace of God? Paul


    noted that though Abraham was 100 years old and
    Sarah, his wife, 90 years old,
    he still faithfully believed God’s promise that they would have a child. He
    also believed that he would become the father of many nations. Thus, Abraham’s
    faith was reckoned
    to him as righteousness. This made God’s grace available to
    him.

    Since Abraham was justified by faith, it means


    therefore that those who adhere to the Law cannot be
    partakers of the promises
    God gave to Abraham. However, those who share the faith of Abraham are
    heirs of
    God’s inheritance (that is, by their faith partake of the blessings of
    Abraham). This is because
    the Law “brings wrath,” while grace ”depends on
    faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace,
    and be guaranteed to all
    his descendents.”

    Paul also used the case of Abraham to explain


    the purpose of Law and Grace. He said that all
    mankind was condemned because of
    the sin of Adam, but through God’s grace and righteousness in
    Jesus, mankind
    has been saved. Thus, the grace of God makes eternal life available.  Paul further
    states that the Law came in and
    brought increase in sin but the grace of God through righteousness
    (which man
    gets when he believes in Jesus Christ) leads to eternal life.

    Significance of Paul’s teaching on Law and Grace


    1. It could be gleaned from Paul’s teaching that
    mere observance of the Law cannot give man
    salvation because the purpose of the
    Law was to lead man to God. The Law is not an end in itself but
    a means to an
    end.

    2. Through faith in Jesus Christ, the Christian


    obtains salvation and the grace of God.

    3. Through the grace of God, the Christian is


    assured of eternal life.

    4. Faith enables Christians to face life’s


    challenges with courage.

    5. Faith motivates Christians for good works in


    all fields of human endeavour.

    Unknown
    at
    20:46

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