Daniel's 70 Weeks: The Covenants (Dan. 9), part 2/4

Send us Fan MailIf you’ve ever heard someone say, “I’m saved by grace but I still keep the law,” you’ve also heard the confusion that follows. We press that claim until it becomes specific: Are we talking about the Ten Commandments, the whole Mosaic law, or something else entirely? And if “keeping” means we do not break God’s law, where does that leave daily sin, repentance, and the need for Jesus?We then zoom out to the covenant question that drives so many debates in Christian theology: are there two covenants or many? The panel wrestles with covenant language, dispensational assumptions, and the way people list Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David as if each one sets a new path to salvation. Galatians 3 and Galatians 4 bring the focus back to promise versus law, and Hebrews 9 and Hebrews 10 force the issue with plain wording about the first covenant and the new covenant Christ mediates. The heart of the conversation is simple but weighty: the law cannot save, and Christ establishes a covenant grounded in grace, promise, and faith.Finally, we tackle a line that pops up constantly online: “faith is obedience to the law.” We argue over definitions, make key distinctions between Mosaic law and the law of Christ, and insist that the object of faith is Jesus Christ alone. If you want a clearer, more biblical way to talk about law and grace, and a more confident grasp of justification by faith, this one will sharpen you. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with a friend who loves these debates, and leave a review if it helped you think more clearly. Where do you draw the line between honoring God’s law and adding it to the gospel?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!