LAW |
GRACE |
| What is right & fair | An undeserved gift |
| Satan traffics in law, is the prosecutor, is negative | God traffics in Grace, Jesus is our advocate, God is positive |
| Negative Thoughts | Positive Thoughts |
| The accuser of the brethren | Holy Spirit, comforter |
| The accuser accuses | The comforter comforts |
| If
you sow Judgment Eph 4:26-27 Gal 5:19-21 ===> Gal 6:7-8 |
If
you sow Grace Eph 4:29-32 Gal 5:22-23 |
| Accusatory thoughts & words | Edifying thoughts & words |
| Criticism | Encouragement |
| Fault-finding/Blaming others | Seeing own fault first |
| Demands rights | Yields rights |
| Demands justice | Pronounces Innocence |
| Rehearses wounds | Releases wounds |
| Unforgiveness & bitterness | Forgiveness & Love |
| Rejects & devalues others | Accepts & values others |
| ...You
reap the law and release a self-imposed curse Ps 109:17-19,29 |
...You
reap Grace and release God's blessing 1 Pet 3:9-13 |
| Resentment & Bitterness | Innocence Restored |
| Hardness & Anger | Gentleness & Meekness |
| Walls - Heart of Stone | Transparency/Openness |
| Unforgiving Relationships | Forgiving Relationships |
| Pride | Humility |
| Bondage | Liberty |
| Anxiety/Stress-related Disease | Rest/Peace/Divine Health |
| Wounded/Shattered Life | Healing Wholeness |
| There is no Love in Law Rom 7:5 |
Mercy
Triumphs over Judgment James 2:13 |