Does grace lead to a lawless attitude in the Christian life?
The simple answer to this question is “No way!” The Christian who is truly walking in grace is not an antinomian (“one who opposes the Law”). Rather, the person who is walking in grace has great respect for the God-ordained purpose of the Law. In Romans 7:12 Paul said, “So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.” Grace-oriented Christians are not “Law-bashers” but, they do understand that the Law has no place in the life of the Christian. Consider the following Scriptures: “Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, that we might bear fruit for God” (Romans 7:4). “In order that the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:4). “Realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous man, but for those who are lawless and rebellious” (I Timothy 1:9). For further readin