LAW AND GRACE

LAW AND GRACE

PHIL.1:6-12

LAW,

    WHAT DO WE MEAN BY LAW?

       MORAL

       CIVIL

       CEREMONIAL

    WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE LAW?

   MORAL

       IMPUTE SIN, ROMANS 3:20, 5:13

       ENSURES SAFE CONDUCT, GAL. 4:1-7

      ELIMINATES EVIL CONDUCT, I TIM.1:8-11

       EDUCATES AS TO GOD’S CHARACTER

     CIVIL,

    CEREMONIAL

       POINTS TO THE ATONEMENT OF JESUS, HEBREWS 10:1; COL.2:17

       TAKES THE TRANSCENDANT TRUTHS OF THE LAW AND SALVATION AND PUTS THEM IN EARTHLY TERMS

       PUTS HEAVENLY TRUTHS AT ARMS LENGTH

  GOSPEL

    JUDICIALLY

   CEREMONIALLY

    MORALLY

 WHAT IS THE IMPROPER USE OF THE LAW?

    HARD CORE LEGALISM

    HARD HEADED LEGALISM

    HARD HEARTED LEGALISM

 WHAT DOES THE GOSPEL DO?

    FREES ME TO FOLLOW AND OBEY IN LOVE

(NOW --- THAT’S CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN WILL BE ON YOUR HAND OUT TOMORROW)

LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR GREAT GOD WITH YOU TOMORROW!