Re: [TruthTalk] Covenant versus Contract

[Terry Clifton]

Judy Taylor wrote: We probably need to lay all preconceived ideas aside and examine our understanding of what grace means, that is the definition of grace in the Word of God. We are taught that it means "unmerited favor" - who coined that one?  We are also taught that noone could ever fulfill God's Law (which makes Him a bit of an ogre because all through the OT this was His standard with covenant blessings for those who walked in his statutes and covenant curses following those who did not) along with a place of repentance (through the Levitical system) for those who missed it and had to repent.   The word "contract" is not scriptural and neither is "unmerited favor" and the condition for receiving grace from God (which incidentally is the ability to do as we ought) is obedience from the heart. Yes we can be conformed to His image and yes we can also fulfill the law through Christ (1 Corinthians 9:21); Paul said he wasn't without the law to God but under the law to Christ and this is where we are at also if we are His.  judyt   ================================================================================= Can you explain to me, Judy, the difference between keeping the law and fulfilling the law.  I firmly believe that no one has ever kept even the first commandment without fail. Terry