Building on the Foundation

Modern Christianity has developed a catch-all word to excuse themselves from keeping God’s law. A word, to be sure, that is actually found in the Bible but is grossly misunderstood. My purpose with this post is not to fully explore all the avenues of grace and its most significant component (for that would take all day and then some) but merely to define and, applying a bit of logic, establish its connection to the law and establish which law. Starting out, we are going to establish a definition of grace. Webster's 1828 dictionary defines grace as GRACE, noun [Latin gratia, which is formed on the Celtic; Eng. agree, congruous, and ready. The primary sense of gratus, is free, ready, quick, willing, prompt, from advancing.] 1. Favor; good will; kindness; disposition to oblige another; as a grant made as an act of grace 2. Appropriately, the free unmerited love and favor of God, the spring and source of all the benefits men receive from him. 4. The application of Christ's righteou...