It is definitely a big task trying to balance Grace and the Law. It is easy to take one over the other, but as we learn in the Sermon on the Mount, Grace and the Law are not contradictory but complementary.
One particular quote of yours that stood out to me:
"So grace comes before task, succour before demand, healing before imperative. The first act of the Messiah is not the imposition of his commandments but the giving of himself. Today's command presupposes yesterday's gift."
This reminds me of one my favorite lines from a band called Caedmon's Call:
"This grace gives me fear, and this grace draws me near, and all that it asks it provides."
The commands in Scripture are preceded by God's provision to accomplish the commands. I look forward to this study for this reason (and others).
It is definitely a big task
It is definitely a big task trying to balance Grace and the Law. It is easy to take one over the other, but as we learn in the Sermon on the Mount, Grace and the Law are not contradictory but complementary.
One particular quote of yours that stood out to me:
This reminds me of one my favorite lines from a band called Caedmon's Call:
The commands in Scripture are preceded by God's provision to accomplish the commands. I look forward to this study for this reason (and others).