Truth, Grace & the Law

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John 1;1-17
This portion begins like Genesis, In the Beginning, but in Genesis we only see the word Elohim used to identity who created the heavens and the earth.  John expands this view into two identities - the Word and God.  We also see in the last verse of this portion the terms Law, Grace and Truth introduced.  We'll look at these two topics in this weeks review.

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God and the Word
To  best see who these two identities are in verses one and two, we'll include their additional titles.

In the beginning was the Word - the Son, Jehovah-God, Lord-God, Yeshua(Jesus)-Messiah 

and the Word - the Son, Jehovah-God, Lord-God, Yeshua(Jesus)-Messiah  
was with God - the Father, the Most High God,

and the Word - the Son, Jehovah-God, Lord-God, Yeshua(Jesus)-Messiah  
was God -the Son, Jehovah-God, Lord-God, Yeshua(Jesus)-Messiah  

He - the Son, Jehovah-God, Lord-God, Yeshua(Jesus)-Messiah  
was in the beginning with God - the Father, the Most High God


Moreover, we see how their respective roles are further defined in the first two chapters of Genesis.  Chapter One is a spiritual creation with both the Father and the Son, but then in Chapter Two we see a Physical creation that is executed by only the Son where their spirits are put into their physical bodies.  So our table summary looks like this:

Genesis Chapter One	Genesis Chapter Two
Spiritual Creation	Physical Creation
The Father - the Most High God ​The Son - Jehovah-God (Lord-God)	​The Son - Jehovah-God (Lord-God)

Truth, Grace and the Law
In verse 17 of the first chapter of John, John writes - "For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ".

Some Believers interpret this verse as two different routes to salvation,

Moses	<  >	Yeshua (Jesus)
The Law	<  >	Grace

​But from a Torah perspective this is how these concepts relate.

Truth God knows all Truth

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Grace God reveals His truth to man to raise man from a lesser state to a higher state, which is an act of divine Grace.

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The Law ​God gave humanity the Law so that he might have life, liberty and happiness during mortality, which is an act of Grace and is Truth - Psalms 119:142. ​

So that any act we take in obedience to God raises our existence to a higher level - the result of Grace. 

When we are obedient and accept Yeshua as Messiah - we are saved from eternal death.

When we are obedient to His commandments and change our hearts - we start developing the character of Yeshua.

When we are obedient to the His Law - we live as God lives

Receiving a Fullness
In verse 16, we see that John is telling us that we go from grace to grace until we receive a fullness or ascending to the full image and stature of the Messiah.

-	-	-	-	Full Image and Stature of Messiah
-	-	-	Grace	-
-	-	Grace	-	-
-	Grace	-	-	-
Fallen State	-	-	-	-

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This Week Portion

Luke 17:20-27