The Advent Truth.
One of the most persistent myths in Christianity is the idea that the Old Testament was about law while the New Testament is about grace.
The Bible teaches no such thing.
There has only ever been ONE plan of salvation.
Adam was saved by grace. Noah was saved by grace. Abraham was saved by grace. Moses was saved by grace. David was saved by grace. And we are saved by grace.
In fact, when Paul wanted to explain righteousness by faith, he didn’t primarily quote Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. He opened the Old Testament.
Romans 4 points to Abraham:
“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)
Then Paul points to David in Romans 4 and quotes Psalm 32:
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven.”
David wasn’t celebrating works. He was celebrating grace.
In Romans 10:6-8, Paul explains “the righteousness which is of faith” and then quotes Deuteronomy 30.
The very book many people dismiss as “law” is used by Paul as evidence for righteousness by faith.
The problem was never God’s law.
The problem was always the human heart.
The law reveals sin. Grace provides a Savior.
Even the sanctuary services preached the gospel. Every sacrifice pointed to an innocent substitute dying in place of the guilty. That wasn’t salvation by works. That was salvation through a substitute. That was Jesus in shadow form.
The cross did not invent grace.
The cross revealed the grace that had been saving sinners since Eden.
When God clothed Adam and Eve with animal skins, grace was already speaking.
When Abel brought a lamb, grace was already speaking.
When Abraham trusted God’s promise, grace was already speaking.
When David cried for mercy, grace was already speaking.
The apostles never taught two methods of salvation. They taught one gospel unfolding across two Testaments.
The irony is that many Christians attack the Old Testament to defend grace, while Paul repeatedly used the Old Testament to prove grace.
Maybe it’s time to stop pitting Moses against Jesus.
Moses was pointing to Jesus all along.
One of the most persistent myths in Christianity is the idea that the Old Testament was about law while the New Testament is about grace.
The Bible teaches no such thing.
There has only ever been ONE plan of salvation.
Adam was saved by grace. Noah was saved by grace. Abraham was saved by grace. Moses was saved by grace. David was saved by grace. And we are saved by grace.
In fact, when Paul wanted to explain righteousness by faith, he didn’t primarily quote Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. He opened the Old Testament.
Romans 4 points to Abraham:
“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)
Then Paul points to David in Romans 4 and quotes Psalm 32:
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven.”
David wasn’t celebrating works. He was celebrating grace.
In Romans 10:6-8, Paul explains “the righteousness which is of faith” and then quotes Deuteronomy 30.
The very book many people dismiss as “law” is used by Paul as evidence for righteousness by faith.
The problem was never God’s law.
The problem was always the human heart.
The law reveals sin. Grace provides a Savior.
Even the sanctuary services preached the gospel. Every sacrifice pointed to an innocent substitute dying in place of the guilty. That wasn’t salvation by works. That was salvation through a substitute. That was Jesus in shadow form.
The cross did not invent grace.
The cross revealed the grace that had been saving sinners since Eden.
When God clothed Adam and Eve with animal skins, grace was already speaking.
When Abel brought a lamb, grace was already speaking.
When Abraham trusted God’s promise, grace was already speaking.
When David cried for mercy, grace was already speaking.
The apostles never taught two methods of salvation. They taught one gospel unfolding across two Testaments.
The irony is that many Christians attack the Old Testament to defend grace, while Paul repeatedly used the Old Testament to prove grace.
Maybe it’s time to stop pitting Moses against Jesus.
Moses was pointing to Jesus all along.
The Advent Truth.
One of the most persistent myths in Christianity is the idea that the Old Testament was about law while the New Testament is about grace.
The Bible teaches no such thing.
There has only ever been ONE plan of salvation.
Adam was saved by grace. Noah was saved by grace. Abraham was saved by grace. Moses was saved by grace. David was saved by grace. And we are saved by grace.
In fact, when Paul wanted to explain righteousness by faith, he didn’t primarily quote Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. He opened the Old Testament.
Romans 4 points to Abraham:
“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)
Then Paul points to David in Romans 4 and quotes Psalm 32:
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven.”
David wasn’t celebrating works. He was celebrating grace.
In Romans 10:6-8, Paul explains “the righteousness which is of faith” and then quotes Deuteronomy 30.
The very book many people dismiss as “law” is used by Paul as evidence for righteousness by faith.
The problem was never God’s law.
The problem was always the human heart.
The law reveals sin. Grace provides a Savior.
Even the sanctuary services preached the gospel. Every sacrifice pointed to an innocent substitute dying in place of the guilty. That wasn’t salvation by works. That was salvation through a substitute. That was Jesus in shadow form.
The cross did not invent grace.
The cross revealed the grace that had been saving sinners since Eden.
When God clothed Adam and Eve with animal skins, grace was already speaking.
When Abel brought a lamb, grace was already speaking.
When Abraham trusted God’s promise, grace was already speaking.
When David cried for mercy, grace was already speaking.
The apostles never taught two methods of salvation. They taught one gospel unfolding across two Testaments.
The irony is that many Christians attack the Old Testament to defend grace, while Paul repeatedly used the Old Testament to prove grace.
Maybe it’s time to stop pitting Moses against Jesus.
Moses was pointing to Jesus all along.
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