[Discoveries] 09-06-07 Grace and truth

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/*For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through 
Jesus Christ. John 1:17*/

When I read the first five books of the Bible, I am struck by a couple 
of things. First, there is great distance between God and His people. 
Only a very privileged few could come near to worship, and only one 
spoke to the Lord face to face. Second, the law was designed to cover 
every contingency. There are laws for every facet of life -- from dining 
to commerce, from warfare to marriage.

We needed all of that, of course. We needed to understand the distance 
between our holy Creator and us fallen human beings. And with no 
internal compass to steer us, we needed guidance for every situation.

But Jesus came along to close the distance and to give us that internal 
compass. With the grace and truth that Jesus supplies, the need for 
hundreds of regulations is dispensed. In fact, Jesus Himself dumps some 
of these regulations overboard.

What is grace? It is more than the undeserved kindness of forgiveness. 
It is the transforming power of God that turns rebels into saints. What 
is truth? It is more than a collection of creeds. It is the living Word 
of God inside us that gives us the power to choose right even when the 
whole world has chosen wrong.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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