To highlight the Words of Jesus with emphasis, many Bible readers have all of Jesus’ spoken words in red.
This is a beautiful thing that I love about my NASB Bible.
Color coordination is helpful in organizing.
I am thankful to see color because it helps me to see things clearly. Now some assume that everything Jesus said, (all of the red letters) were spoken during the New Covenant.
Let’s ask ourselves a question, “When did the new covenant start?”
Our Bible dividers help us to simplify all of the books of the Bible.
We must remember that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were transitional times from the old and new covenants.
The Apostle Paul wrote, “But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law” (Galatians 4:4).
Jesus was the one whose righteousness exceeded that of the pharisees.
He was born under the law to fulfill it and usher in the new covenant.
The Sermon on the Mount shows us the perfection of the law.
It shows us our need for a Savior.
Some have also said, “The conclusion of hyper-grace teaching is that we are not bound by Jesus’ teaching, even as we are not under the Law; that believers are not responsible for their sin; and that anyone who disagrees is a pharisaical legalist.”
I think everyone sees legalism in a certain view.
I believe we have to be careful with this tone and rhetoric.
If the shoe fits, wear it, but I try to use it sparingly.
Kindness is what God wants. In politics, things can get very muddy.
It is important to be firm in what we believe in, but we cannot just be people pleasers.
We must know what God’s Word says.
One concern some people have about hyper-grace theology is that it means that we can dismiss the teachings of Jesus.
This is far from the truth.
Simply because we’re not under the law does that mean that we can dismiss the books of the Old Testament.
No one who teaches hyper grace theology believes that we should dismiss the teachings of Jesus. What should be important it’s too understand the context.
Jesus spoke to a woman at a well, “The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.” (John 4:18).
I’m not a woman and I never had five husbands. I laugh at this idea, but it is a good point.
Simply because a Bible passage isn’t written to me does not mean that I cannot learn and grow from it.
I can learn from what Jesus told this woman because there are many blessings for my life.
Not everything in the Bible is written to us, but everything in the Word of God is for our benefit.
The entire Bible is God-breathed and we must hold and cherish God’s word above the rest.
I pray that as you read the Scriptures you understand the context and how it applies to your life.
I believe that when we know God’s Word we can know God’s heart.
