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 The Christian's New Heart Series (Booklet No. 6) Law & GraceFrank Allnutt
$8.00 For Quantity Discounts, Please Contact Us It is a widely-held belief that God’s sovereignty over man is governed by two managing principles: law for non-Christians and grace for Christians. This may stem from the Apostle John’s statement (and others with similar wording): “For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). Does this mean there is a total absence of God’s grace in the lives of those who are under His law? Does this mean there is a total absence of God’s law in the lives of those who are under grace? Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15), and “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love...” (John 15:10). Now, the apostle Paul, who some mistakenly believed was against the law, commended the Roman Christians, “But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed...” (Romans 6:17). It was Peter’s desire “that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in fullest measure” (1 Peter 1:2). In view of these and many more scriptural calls to obedience to God, Paul wrote: “you are not under law but under grace” (Romans 6:15); “You also were made to die to the law through the body of Christ... we have been released from the law, having died to that by which we were bound (Romans 7:4, 6); and, “the law is not made for a righteous man, but for those who are lawless and rebellious...” (1 Timothy 1:9). Is Paul contradicting himself? We are called to obey God, yet Paul wrote that we have been released from the law and are under grace. “Do we then nullify the Law through faith?” Paul asked. “May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law” (Romans 3:31). And “what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God” (1 Corinthians 7:19). Are there contradictions here? Do Christians, who have "died to the Law” and are under grace, still have some obligation to keep the New Covenant commandments or laws of God? In this vitally important study of law and grace, Frank Allnutt guides us into clear understanding of legalism, antinomianism, and libertinism in both its active and passive modes. He explains what is meant by Paul's assertion that we have "died to the law" and are now under grace. He goes on to explain what we did not die to, and leads us in a fascinating study of law under grace. Frank maintains that all believers are called to be obedient from the heart. "God gave us a new heart, a new spirit of love, and His indwelling Holy Spirit so that we might experience grace through obedience from the heart. God promised and prophesied: 'I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws' (Ezekiel 36:26,27)." (Illustration in this booklet are black & white.)
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