repeated in concept under the system of grace. But there is one major difference. Under the Old Testament Law, man obeyed the commandments in order to be accepted as a righteous person. Under the system of grace, he responds to these exhortations because of being a righteous individual. Paul exhorts us, “ I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation to which you are called” (Ephesians 4 :1 ). The difference between law and grace is illustrated by the difference between cause and effect. Under the law , by keeping the commandments, man is the cause of his own righteousness. Under grace, the doing of the will of God becomes the effect of God’s righteousness in him. God has given us the teaching of His Word that we should respond to this aspect of His grace. We have His love which draws us in response to the One who gave His life for us. We have the intercession of His Son, who forever liveth to make intercession for us. He is able to save us unto the uttermost (Hebrews 7 :25 ). We have the fellowship of Christian brethren who are able to restore those who have fallen in the Christian walk (Galatians 6 :1 ). There is Christian discipline. If a child of God persists in living a life o f licen se he can expect chasten ing from the Lord (Hebrews 12:6). A few months ago I was on the Navajo reservation back in Indian country, about a hundred miles from the nearest highway. I visited in the hogan of a Christian woman named Anita. She was weaving a
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