Salvation complete.

John {1:15} '...For the law was given by Moses, grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.'


Salvation complete.


Moses introduced the law that God gave to His people.


The law reveals sin.


Sin once revealed needs sacrifice for forgiveness.


The ceremonial law was enacted.


The ceremonial law pointing to the Lamb of God who would need to be slain to bring salvation to sinners.


Moses brought the revelation of sin and the consequence of sinning along with an imperfect forgiveness and cleansing of sin and Jesus brought grace and truth.


Grace gives all us sinners forgiveness that is undeserved, truth revals that grace is found only in Jesus.


Salvation complete.


So many want to believe that Jesus abolished Moses' law. They want to believe that with the law gone they're no longer accountable for the sins they commit. Still others believe that with the law of Moses gone they are held to a higher standard of love and not released from the burden of Moses' law at all. In truth, the law reveals sin and sin doesn't change. How can sin suddenly not be sin? Could murder ever be considered not sin? I'm not talking killing, I'm talking murder. Could stealing ever be considered not sin? You want to believe there are circumstances that make it sinless. Can coveting? Can dishonoring your parents? Again people want to make various excuses for things to be not sin when you clip on the excuses for it and I am NOT saying that there aren't abusive parents that don't deserve honor and such, but the law is the law. And to say that suddenly the laws don't matter is saying what? They were wrong? They were for that time and not relevant for today? Modern people don't need those laws they need modern laws. Some people even say Jesus did just that, He upgraded the whole system and showed that things were just wrong before. Love matters more than law. You've heard the saying/song all we need is love and it's true. If there were true love from all- the law would be automatically kept. Did you read that? Love automatically keeps the law. Seriously. What law wouldn't be kept if love were the law?


Stealing?
Murder?
False Witness?
Worshipping statues?
Taking God's name in vain?


Which one? Out of love you couldn't get rid of a single one, whether it's out of love for God or your fellow man.


The truth is, Jesus didn't come to do away with any law, but to show how out of love they are all kept. Out of love Jesus committed no sin.


Love embodies the law and vice versa, the two are together forever and trying to separate them is trying to destroy what God has created, what Jesus created.


Through grace and truth brought by Jesus may we be filled with love, accepting the forgiveness He brings, that He died to give us.


Amen.