Grace, Not Works
“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” — John 1:17
Many New Covenant believers still live under the Old Covenant, or they mix the old with the new. They have some grace and some law, but in reality they have neither one because grace and law can’t be mixed. The law demands that we work to keep it, and it requires sacrifice on our part when we fail. The apostle Paul taught that works of the flesh and grace could not be mixed, or both become useless. Grace is Jesus Christ working, while the law is man working. God doesn't need our help to save us. We can live by faith — through which we receive God’s grace — instead of living by trying to keep the law in order to soothe God’s anger. We can thank God that we’re saved by grace and not by works. He will help us to rest in faith, trusting Him completely instead of striving to earn His approval through works.
