the bible says you are under law or under grace.
the law says you must be perfect
Grace says although you are not perfect. love found away (the cross)
Salvation is by grace (unearned) or by the law
Sanctification (christian growth) is by following the law of Christ or the law of love..
That's not exactly what the Bible is teaching or saying, but thank you for explaining your understanding. Now at this point I go into a teaching or edifying stage, because I see there a lot that you either do not know or understand. In the scriptures it's written in Isaiah 28: 9
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: Paul says in (2Tim. 2:15)
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, (not man) a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. You must rightfully divide the word of God, you must find out where every thing fits because fit it does.
One thing I will say is that you must read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation often, you not going to understand it all but it will help you. I have read it maybe about five or six times and I still need to continue reading. But I read pretty much everyday. When Isaiah says for precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Meaning the whole Bible works together, almost like a puzzle, from Genesis to Revelation. There more then one law Paul talks about, but let's get into that another time. Let's focus on grace and understand what Jesus did and why.
Jesus brought grace when he came in the flesh, but example of grace was in the days of Noah. But Noah found
grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8), And Noah and his family was saved. Now Paul said in (Rom. 3:23-25) (v.23)
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. (v.24)
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: (v.25)
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. So the bible tells you to
repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." (Acts 2 :36-38). And by doing so you come up under his precious blood and then you
are saved from your sins that are past, not present or future sins but for sins that are past.
We were all locked under death by Adam’s sin, even the second death. But when Jesus became (he was God in the beginning) man and died for the sins of the world, he gave us access back to the tree of life (himself) which Adam had caused us to lose. That’s what grace is, our free gift our access back to the tree of life but that’s another lesson for another time. So by coming under the blood of Jesus you are saved from your past sins. And if you are saved now, it is on a day to day basis.
Because
for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God (Romans 23:3), and if you continue to live you will sin again. It is the willful sinning that you need to put in check.
For if we sin wilfully after that we have
received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a
certain fearful looking for of judgment and
fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. (Hebrew 10: 26, 27)
