Finally Jacob! A worthy topic for you to study. Grace is the opposite of Law. The Law says obey me and live, disobey me and die. Grace says I am going to bless, forgive, heal, empower and justify you and what I want you to do in return is believe it!
I am glad you approve. My knowledge of scripture does include God's grace. But it is something I want to study more. I also don't know Theological views on it.
I see grace and Law as different words. Sometimes people have discussions about grace and Law. I discuss Law a lot, and I enjoy it. Now I want to study grace. I enjoy grace as well. I don't know why some discussions are about grace and Law. I don't see them pitted against each other in the Bible. I do see in Romans that we are not under Law but under grace.
Romans 6:14-15 NASB - 14 For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!
In regard to being under the Law I also see this.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 NASB - 19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who are under the Law; 21 to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some. 23 I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it.
Or this (see verse 20). There is a difference in these translations.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 KJV - 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. 22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
Or even the NKJV.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 NKJV - 19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; 20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; 22 to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23 Now this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.
I only bring these up because of discussing what it means to not be under Law but to be under grace, according to the Romans verses. So this fits a discussion of God's grace. We can continue unless anyone wants to comment. I have thought of this before, but only brought it up here since it seems to fit the context of the words grace and Law and their relationship.
I don't know what it means to be under the Law. I know what it means that Jesus was born under the Law.
