An Age of Transition between Law and Grace

An Age of Transition

On one end, its beginning is the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, by which the full debt of the law was paid. The Father didn’t forgive the debt; it was a real debt, and had to be paid in reality. Jesus PAID it; It is “finished.” Jesus’s sinless death was the full recompense necessary to conclude the period of law. The temple veil, the boundary separating God from man, was torn in two.

Age of Grace

As great and awesome and wonderful as the Crucifixion was, it only concluded God’s purpose for the previous time period (Age of Law): It didn’t start something new. It wasn’t until the Resurrection that the Tree of Life was made available again to any who were without sin (all sins were paid for, even those not yet committed). It was this Tree, Jesus, which changed the very nature of man, making him a new creature, not a re-newed one.

Overlap of Law and Grace

The law was given for a purpose and will never change until it has completed its work on this earth. So God changed us! We can’t be both under law and under grace! Since the law has done its part, we shouldn’t bring it with us. The law is like a crossing guard, protecting and guiding us in the right path. Once on the other side of the street, we continue on to our destination, motivated now out of our new inner nature, rather than outward direction or instruction. The crossing guard remains at his post, left behind to continue his job.

What’s the Next Age?

Walking in total dependence on God for life itself. Jesus was so dependent on His Father that His Father could revolve the entire universe around Him. The Father sent His Son, trained and taught His Son, crucified His Son, lowered His Son, resurrected His Son, and is glorifying His Son, all with the perfect cooperation, dependence and enjoyment of His Son.