Grace & Truth Came by JESUS CHRIST ~ Hallelujah!
" The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." —John 1:17 [KJV] It is natural to us all to say of the moral law, as the king of Israel said of that faithful prophet of the Lord, Micah, "I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil." —1 Kings 22:8 . It is true, that the holy, spiritual law of God can yield no comfort, hope, or peace to any poor sinner of mankind. Yet the believer in Jesus cannot hate the moral law; it is a transcript of his Father's mind and will; it is God's good gift; it answers very valuable ends and purposes to the souls of His children. We know sin by the law, as we know Christ by the gospel: though the law was given by Moses, a meek prophet, yet it is full of fiery wrath, ministers' condemnation, and denounces curses, yea eternal death and damnation to every transgressor. Yet why, O soul, shouldst thou hate the law? That is not the cause of all these evils; but thy sins,