Differences between Law & Grace

1.  Someone under the law does good in order to please God 

but someone under Grace does good because he really 

wants to do it; in other words, he is doing that good thing with 

love and sincerity.   

2. The law is like a remote control. People under the law don't 

understand why they are doing the good. All what the law 

says is "just do it". But people under Grace understand why 

they do good. They do it with sincere love. 

3. People under the law do good because of fear of 

punishment from God. Therefore, one reason people follow 

the law is so that they shouldn't be punished. But people 

under Grace do good without any fear or condemnation. 

4. When people under the law do bad by accident, they feel 

really guilty about it and spend weeks, months and even 

years begging for forgiveness; forgiveness that Jesus 

already took care of more that 2000 years ago. Whereas, 

when people under Grace do something bad by accident, all 

they say is "Lord, I am sorry about that and I thank you for 

already forgiving me". Period! And then they move on with 

their lives. 

5. The law tells you to do good but Grace teaches you how to 

do good. For example the law will tell you to love your 

neighbor but Grace will teach you how to love your neighbor.  

6. The law is the old covenant which came by Moses but 

Grace is the new covenant which came by Jesus(see Jn 

1:17).  

7. If you are still following any law, what you are saying is that 

Moses is your savior but when you are strictly under 

Grace(Jesus), what you are saying is that king Jesus is your 

savior. 

8. People under the law must follow all 613 do's and don'ts 

but people under Grace don't have to follow any do's and 

don'ts because they are told what to do only by the Holy 

Spirit. 

      I know this is somehow shocking to some people but here 

is the truth: the the NLT Bible says "for the person who keeps 

all of the laws except one is guilty as a person who has 

broken all of God's laws"(James 2:10). Therefore, you can't 

say "we are not under the laws but we have to follow some 

laws". Well, not according to this verse. You can't follow 

some, and throw some. We have two choices: we either 

follow all 613 do's and don'ts(the law) or we follow no law at 

all(Grace). This claim is proven in James 2:10 as written 

above. 

      In conclusion, it is much more logical to be strictly under 

the Grace of God which was given by our Lord and savior 

Jesus Christ. Grace is all about love, mercy and forgiveness 

but the law is all about condemnation, condemnation, and 

more condemnation. 

              * If you are guilty of one law, you are guilty of all others(Jas 2:10) *