THE ACTS October 2013 English | Page 22

As we have examined Law, now let us examine Grace. John 1 : 12 - 13 says, But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. According to the Law, we have to follow and do something inorder to be the children of God. But according to Grace, all those who received Christ, became the children of God. Grace minimized the rules and it is easy to be the children of God. A mother is full of love towards her child irrespective of the treatment she receives from the child. The creator who made such a mother has much greater love than her towards us His children. The creator is far above than the nature of His creation. Our God’s love is showered on us in such a manner that we should receive many miracles from him but we are not able to. Why is it so? What is obstructing us? The sermons of Law! And as we are behaving like children, our faith is not working. Though we are eligible for great things, all the sermons of law have made us ineligible. When Jesus was on the earth, he asked us to fulfill the scriptures and follow the commandments. But after his death, he is asking us to just receive him to become the children of God. Because of this, the church will be definitely blessed. But now we are in a degraded position. The earth and its fullness is of the Lord so we have to be blessed, be delivered and also deliver others. The Law and its teachings have diminished such a great gospel. The Holy Spirit in us is a witness to it. And he will lead us into all truth. Lord Jesus did not teach grace but Page 20 The Acts October 2013 he showed grace. The Law is half truth which deceived us and stole our right to be the child of God. John 1 : 14 says, And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. We should only read the Word of Grace as it is full of Grace. The Word of Grace is the truth which dwelt among us. We should listen to the gospel of Christ taught by the Holy Spirit. As Jesus has delegated the complete work to the Holy Spirit. Law does not point out towards the truth but only Grace does. Even Moses never said that the Law was the truth. Now, Let us eaxmine why we have not been delivered for such a long time? John 8 : 30 - 32 says, As he spake these words, many believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Jesus told that if we were in the word, then we will know the truth and the truth will set us free. Grace is the truth of which we become the child of God. Let us see this example, A rich man has a servant boy who is working for him. The rich man raises this boy as his own because his own son is lost. As time passes, the rich man comes to know that his servant boy is his own child. This truth sets the boy free as now he need not work for money. In the same manner, we need not follow all the commandments to be the son of God. Because by the blood of Christ, we have become His children. Believing this is faith. So, the righteous live by faith and not by Law. Let nobody condem us because there is no condemnation for us. Romans 8 : 1 says, There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,