Law by Moses vs. Grace by Jesus

Believers know that there’s a difference between living and simply existing. Choosing to believe in Jesus Christ elevates us from a point where we simply exist to a state where we experience abundant life; believing is the condition for receiving eternal life. To receive Christ also means to receive God’s unmerited, undeserved favor and His truth. Life under the law was bleak and harsh; although life under grace is vastly better, the law is still needed to point people to Jesus. The beauty and power of grace is that it doesn’t operate according to what we do, but according to what Jesus already did, and our faith in it. This is in stark contrast to the law, which operated by man’s efforts. Depending on the Holy Spirit brings us from toiling under the law to receiving grace, with no self-effort.