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Article: The ethics of grace.(JUNE 26)(Ethical aspects of a criminal law)
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- Sojourners Magazine
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- June 1, 2005
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Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42
It has often been said that the best commentary on scripture is other scripture. This being the case, reading Paul's words in Romans 6:14 illuminates all of this week's readings: "For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but grace" (italics added). God's power, incarnate in Jesus Christ, ends the dominion of sin and death. This divine authority is the grace-filled power that is ever bringing life, even life eternal.
To be under law, in the context of Romans, is to be without grace. In Genesis 22:1-14, God tests Abraham by asking him to kill his son Isaac on the ...