tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090939740752595952.post5481058332244872255..comments2008-06-07T21:52:52.079-05:00Daniel G. Deffenbaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00375320649380862848ddeffenbaugh@hastings.eduBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090939740752595952.post-41523454020716773732008-06-07T21:52:00.000-05:002008-06-07T21:52:00.000-05:00The reception of God's Grace will fulfil God's Law as we change with it from being struggling beings to creatures of light.<BR/><BR/>Salvation is a gift, but a gift that leaves the recipient not under obligation, but grateful inspiration to devote their life to loving others.<BR/><BR/>God does expect us not to do our own thing but to fulfil the law as it was meant to be and which Jesus came to bring to fruition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9090939740752595952.post-83571315525324338282008-06-04T15:19:00.000-05:002008-06-04T15:19:00.000-05:00The law is abolished as a way of finding favor with God. God's grace is not conditional upon whether we fulfill God's law. Instead, it's a free gift. Instead, we are called, as Christians, as human beings, to show mercy and compassion, knowing that it has nothing to do with our salvation, but it is what God intends for all of God's creation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com