The document discusses the system of grace versus the system of law in salvation. It defines grace as being saved by relating to God through His love, while law is being saved by relating to God through His holiness. It distinguishes between law as a moral code and law as a system. When Paul contrasts law and grace, he is contrasting the system of salvation through obedience to law versus the system of salvation by God's grace through Jesus Christ.

1. The grace
system of
salvation
part 1

2. Even so, the term “grace”
three (3) connotations:
the CAUSE of salvation
the CONTENT of salvation
the SYSTEM of salvation

3. GRACE AS A SYSTEM OF SALVATION
Law is the way of being saved or accepted
The System of
the Law
by God when we relate to Him in terms of
His HOLINESS
NATURE
Grace is the way of being saved or accepted
The System
by God when we relate to Him in terms of
of Grace
His LOVE. 2 Corinthians 5:21

4. Distinction between:
Law as CODE & Law as a SYSTEM
• Romans 2: 14-15
The basic moral code
that is available to
everyone at birth
- applies to all who have
never been exposed to
1 Corinthians 2:10-13 the biblical revelation of
God’s will

5. Distinction between:
Law as CODE & Law as a SYSTEM
The Law of Moses is
the law-code that is
available to the
Jews up until the
death of Christ.

6. Distinction between:
Law as CODE & Law as a SYSTEM
• The new covenant
commandments
(as recorded in the
New Testament)
are the law-code
that is available
and still available
to all people since
the death of Christ

7. Uses of any law-code
the law functions as
a teacher. It teaches
us that we are
sinners, and it
teaches us that as
sinners we need a
Saviour

8. Uses of any law-code
• the law functions
as a restrainer.
Governments use
it to restrain sin
and keep public
order

9. Uses of any law-code
the law functions as
a standard to which
we are obligated to
conform our lives
and our conduct. It
defines right and
wrong.

10. Uses of any law-code
• the law functions
as a savior.
Obedience to its
commands means
by which we enter
heaven.

11. • The question is,
when Paul
contrast LAW
AND GRACE,
to which of the
seven possibilities
is grace being
contrasted?

12. which of the 7 possibilities is grace being contrasted?
1 The law written on the heart
2 The Law of Moses
3 The new covenant commandments
4 Didactic use
5 Governmental use
6 Normative use
7 Soteric use