Grace And Truth

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. - John 1:17

    The whole of the work of salvation is a work of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit. While man never ceases to attempt to take part in the glorious work of redemption, he will continually fail. Fallen man never has and never will accomplish what Christ accomplished for his people. Sinful, religious man tries to find hope, peace and comfort, and eternal life in his own supposed righteousness, while the child of God, by God’s grace, finds all he desires in the person and work of Christ. To the believer the benefits of God’s saving grace is wonderful and glorious, but the substance of God’s grace is most excellent of all, which is the Lord Jesus Christ himself!

    The child of God’s great joy and satisfaction is not in the systematic doctrine of salvation by grace or works of righteousness which he has done (which is really unrighteousness), but in Christ in whom all true doctrine is found. In Christ we see the love, mercy, and grace of God freely given to sinful man. In him we rest, knowing that the great work of salvation is finished in perfection and entirety without our aid or assistance. As not to minimize the importance of sound doctrine, we must conclude that one may know sound doctrine and yet never know Christ. On the other hand, all who know Christ know and believe the truth because grace and truth is revealed in him alone.

    For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ (Jn 1:17).