Imagers of God through Jesus Christ

Live to Love Scripture Encouragement · Mar 15, 2025 · 3m

John 1:17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. There’s a pointed contrast in this statement by the Holy Spirit through the apostle John. When the Word of God was given through Moses, grace and truth did not come into being. That’s the idea conveyed in the word translated as "realized.” The Greek root word is similar to our English words genesis or generate. So the idea is that the Law had a flaw. It could not enable one to see or understand both grace and truth. The Law does manifest the truth, but there’s no place for grace in its…