The Grace of Our LORD JESUS!



“And the Word was made flesh…full of grace and truth” -John 1:14

“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ”  -John 1:17

God’s revelation of Himself is a marvel. The scriptures record His self-disclosure. The pinnacle of revelation is found in Christ. The apostle exulted: Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person (Hebrews 1:3)! From the verses for our consideration, John declared the union of “grace” and “truth”. 
 

...What did John mean by “full of grace and truth”? Grace is God’s unearned, undeserved, unmerited and unsought saving favor. Truth is the definition of God’s eternal thought concerning Himself, His creation and His deeds. Grace opposes works; Truth opposes falsehoods. Grace is exclusively conditioned on Christ. Truth is exclusively fulfilled in Christ. Together they picture the gospel of Christ in contrast with the Law of Moses. Together they are the key-notes of the scriptures (read Psalm 89). 

Until the incarnation of Christ, grace was a promise; by His Person and Work, grace became a fulfillment in truth. Grace and truth were veiled in shadowy Old Testament types; in Christ they took everlasting possession in human flesh. The doctrine of grace is called the truth of the gospel (Galatians 2:5). Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen (Galatians 6:18).

 -excerpt from a Gospel Report by preacher David Simpson

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