Law Vs. Grace

Simon Peter said a bunch of goofy things in the Bible. He is also credited as totally denying Jesus Christ when he should have been embracing him most. But for all the things he said, he was enlightened by the Spirit of God and made a profound statement in Acts: “Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

Thank you God! Thank you Peter for speaking up! There were those who wanted to sprinkle on a little Law with Grace. But Peter understood that you can’t do that. For hundreds of years, the Jews were unable to hold themselves to that standard. Peter called it out.

Today, we still do the same. Mix man’s laws with God’s grace. God is all about faith through his son. So take hold and live it out. Let Jesus live through you to do what needs to get done for those around you.