Law: The Enemy of Grace

Pastor Ben Diaz

Hello Church Family!

Do you realize that Jesus’ number one enemy during His ministry on earth was the religious people?

Jesus came to fulfill the law and bring in a new covenant of grace. The religious leaders were expecting the Messiah—but Jesus came in a form they didn’t anticipate. He didn’t fit their mold. In the same way, we can miss what God is doing today if we expect Him to reveal Himself or demonstrate His power according to our limited expectations.

From the very beginning, it was God’s plan that Jesus would fulfill the law on our behalf and make us righteous, so we could have a personal relationship with the Father. John 1:1 reminds us, “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through Him, and nothing was created except through Him.”

Religion says we must still fulfill all the law in order to reach God. But John 1:17 declares, “For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

Truth without grace leads to judgment and condemnation. The religious spirit thrives on pointing out others’ faults—it’s proud and self-righteous. But grace and truth together lead to acceptance and relationship.

Jesus made us righteous with just one drop of His blood. Grace puts us all on the same level—completely dependent on Him, not on our own works. On the other hand, grace without truth enables people to remain in sin and destruction. That’s why both grace and truth together bring life and light through Jesus Christ.

People who walk in true relationship with Jesus often irritate those who are religious.



Pastor Ben reminded us that pride blinds us to our own faults. “And He gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’” (James 4:6)

What deception the enemy has played on those confused in their identity in the LGBTQ movement—to even have a “Pride” month. When you’re in pride, you cannot see the truth or experience change. Transformation requires humility. When your desire to be right outweighs your desire to change, you’ll stay stuck.

In closing, Pastor asked us to look inward and ask ourselves: “Is there an area in my life where pride is keeping me from transformation?”  The price of transformation is giving up pride—surrendering our beliefs to the Lord and allowing Him to change us. Pastor said, "It’s okay to be wrong, because Jesus was ‘right’ for me!"

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