The grace of God and the law of Christ From: Interpretation | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Charry, Ellen T | Copyright Interpretation Jan 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

It is a mistake to oppose law and grace, for God's grace makes way for a radically transformed social and moral order. The law of Christ enables a new way of life that is obedient to God.

The grace of God is often set polemically against the law of God. The Christian view, allegedly, is that grace and law are opposites, the former being the root of salvation, the latter being the primary impediment to it. Since grace is not a central theme of the gospels, this argument relies on a par...

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