WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT LAW AND GRACE http://www.geocities.com/pcawizman/index.html The Ten Commandments Exo 20:1 And God spoke all these words: Exo 20:2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. Exo 20:3 "You shall have no other gods before me. Exo 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. Exo 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, Exo 20:6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Exo 20:7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. Exo 20:8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Exo 20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, Exo 20:10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. Exo 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Exo 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. Exo 20:13 "You shall not murder. Exo 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery. Exo 20:15 "You shall not steal. Exo 20:16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. Exo 20:17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." **************************************** Salvation by Faith in Jesus Gal 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. Gal 5:5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. Gal 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Gal 3:19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator. Gal 3:20 A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one. Gal 3:21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. Gal 3:22 But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Gal 3:23 Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. Gal 3:24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Gal 3:25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. Gal 3:26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus... Rom 3:20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. Rom 3:21 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. Rom 3:22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.