THE HANDWRITING AND THE SAND WRITING
- J. C. O'Hair
Only as we understand the statement, “where
sin abounded grace did much more abound,” and how grace reigns through
righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 5:20 and 21),
can we really appreciate the truth concerning the children of God in Romans
6:14, “ye are not under the law, but under grace,” and Romans 3:24, “being
justified freely by God’s grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”
Under the law, God’s people received the spirit of bondage unto fear. But it is so different under grace. (Romans 8:15). “Wherefore thou art no more a servant but a son; and if a son then an heir of God through Christ.”
How did God get His people from under the law? Note Colossians 2:13 and 14: “Blotting out the HANDWRITING of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross.” (Colossians 2:14.)
It require the unspeakable suffering of the eternal Christ, the Lord of glory, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and all the shame and tragedy of Calvary to get that HANDWRITING out of the way. Read Ephesians 2:13 to 19.
Under the law, the transgressor of the HANDWRITING of God, died without mercy under two or more witnesses. (Hebrews 10:28). The Lord Himself wrote the commandments on two tables of stone; “Thou shalt” - “thou shalt not.” God gave Israel a yoke of bondage which no one was ever able to bear, (Galatians 5:1 to 3 - Acts 15:10). (Hebrews 12:18 to 21). God gave unto Moses upon Mount Sinai two tables of stone, WRITTEN WITH THE FINGER OF GOD.” (Exodus 31:18).
The Lord Jesus Christ was made under the law. (Galatians 4:4). He asked the question “which one of you convinceth Me of sin?” (John 8:46). Christ truthfully said, “I do always those things that please God.” (John 8:29). Christ never had to apologize to one human being for doing wrong. He never had to confess one sin to His holy Father; for Christ was without sin. On the cross of Calvary the sinless Christ died with law-breakers and was made a curse to deliver law-breakers from the curse of the law. (Galatians 3:13 - Luke 23:32).
Before Christ went to Calvary some self-righteous men, who were sure they were real respectable, religious law-keepers, and expert judges of others, found a woman transgressing the seventh commandment, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” They said, “Moses in the law commanded us that such should be stoned. What sayest Thou?” (John 8:5). Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. This was the SANDWRITING. Just what He wrote, perhaps we will learn in heaven. But Christ said to the would-be stone-throwers, “He that is without sin, let him first cast a stone at her.” (John 8:7). Christ did some more SANDWRITING, (John 8:8). The religious men all disappeared. Christ, Who was without sin, was left alone with the sinful woman. (John 8:9 to 11). Christ could have cast the stones. Christ came to save sinners, not to stone them. (I Timothy 1:15).
The law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (John 1:17). Moses did say that that woman should surely be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10). The law was, the ministration of death. (II Corinthians 3:7). But Christ was not Moses. Christ came to do, by grace, for the human race, what Moses an and the law could not do. (Romans 8:3 - Hebrews 7:19 - Romans 10:4). The law was the ministration of condemnation, THE HANDWRITING of II Corinthians 3:9 and 3:7.
With the SANDWRITING Christ said to the condemned woman, “neither do I condemn thee, go in peace and sin no more.” (John 8:11). Christ was not minimizing the woman’s sin. He was magnifying His grace and proving John 3:17: “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.”
The hands that wrote the law at Sinai were nailed to the tree at Calvary. (Galatians 3:13).
Under the law, God’s people received the spirit of bondage unto fear. But it is so different under grace. (Romans 8:15). “Wherefore thou art no more a servant but a son; and if a son then an heir of God through Christ.”
How did God get His people from under the law? Note Colossians 2:13 and 14: “Blotting out the HANDWRITING of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross.” (Colossians 2:14.)
It require the unspeakable suffering of the eternal Christ, the Lord of glory, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and all the shame and tragedy of Calvary to get that HANDWRITING out of the way. Read Ephesians 2:13 to 19.
Under the law, the transgressor of the HANDWRITING of God, died without mercy under two or more witnesses. (Hebrews 10:28). The Lord Himself wrote the commandments on two tables of stone; “Thou shalt” - “thou shalt not.” God gave Israel a yoke of bondage which no one was ever able to bear, (Galatians 5:1 to 3 - Acts 15:10). (Hebrews 12:18 to 21). God gave unto Moses upon Mount Sinai two tables of stone, WRITTEN WITH THE FINGER OF GOD.” (Exodus 31:18).
The Lord Jesus Christ was made under the law. (Galatians 4:4). He asked the question “which one of you convinceth Me of sin?” (John 8:46). Christ truthfully said, “I do always those things that please God.” (John 8:29). Christ never had to apologize to one human being for doing wrong. He never had to confess one sin to His holy Father; for Christ was without sin. On the cross of Calvary the sinless Christ died with law-breakers and was made a curse to deliver law-breakers from the curse of the law. (Galatians 3:13 - Luke 23:32).
Before Christ went to Calvary some self-righteous men, who were sure they were real respectable, religious law-keepers, and expert judges of others, found a woman transgressing the seventh commandment, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” They said, “Moses in the law commanded us that such should be stoned. What sayest Thou?” (John 8:5). Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. This was the SANDWRITING. Just what He wrote, perhaps we will learn in heaven. But Christ said to the would-be stone-throwers, “He that is without sin, let him first cast a stone at her.” (John 8:7). Christ did some more SANDWRITING, (John 8:8). The religious men all disappeared. Christ, Who was without sin, was left alone with the sinful woman. (John 8:9 to 11). Christ could have cast the stones. Christ came to save sinners, not to stone them. (I Timothy 1:15).
The law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (John 1:17). Moses did say that that woman should surely be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10). The law was, the ministration of death. (II Corinthians 3:7). But Christ was not Moses. Christ came to do, by grace, for the human race, what Moses an and the law could not do. (Romans 8:3 - Hebrews 7:19 - Romans 10:4). The law was the ministration of condemnation, THE HANDWRITING of II Corinthians 3:9 and 3:7.
With the SANDWRITING Christ said to the condemned woman, “neither do I condemn thee, go in peace and sin no more.” (John 8:11). Christ was not minimizing the woman’s sin. He was magnifying His grace and proving John 3:17: “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.”
The hands that wrote the law at Sinai were nailed to the tree at Calvary. (Galatians 3:13).
What is the Gospel?
Believing Christ died, that’s
HISTORY.
Believing Christ died for YOUR sins
and rose again, that’s SALVATION.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which the preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,
unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all
that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures. 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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