A Wake Up & Witness Reflection from The Divine 2AM Download
“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
— John 1:17
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🗣️ Let’s Break This Down
Let’s make it really make sense — for the people in the back, the middle, and the front.
We hear a lot of debate about what “used to be” sin in the Old Testament versus what still counts under grace today.
So let’s clear the air and get biblical about it — not just opinionated.
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🕊️ The Law Drew the Line — Grace Drew Us In
In the Old Testament, God’s people lived under a covenant that was all about laws, rituals, and separation.
Don’t touch this. Don’t eat that. Don’t mix with them.
It wasn’t cruelty — it was protection. God was building a nation that reflected His holiness in a world drowning in idolatry, blood sacrifices, and chaos.
So when Scripture called certain acts “abominations,” including same-sex acts or eating certain foods like pork, it wasn’t random — it was about calling His people to live differently and be set apart.
And let’s be real — some folks today like to mix the Old Testament and New Testament like they’re mixing a cocktail. 🍸
A little bit of Law, a splash of Grace, shake it up, and serve it like it’s Gospel.
Let’s make it make sense, people.
You can’t preach Leviticus when it’s convenient and skip over Jesus when it’s convicting.
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🐖 The Pork Parallel — A Lesson in Selective Outrage
Here’s where it gets real.
The same Old Testament that called same-sex relations an abomination also said pork was unclean and forbidden to eat.
“And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.”
— Leviticus 11:7–8
Yet many of the same folks who condemn one sin have no problem with a bacon cheeseburger, a slab of ribs, or pork chops on Sunday afternoon.
If we’re going to bring up Law, we can’t cherry-pick it.
But here’s the difference — and it’s a big one.
When Jesus came, He fulfilled the Law and shifted us from external rules to internal transformation.
“It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you;
you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”
— Matthew 15:11
In other words, under grace, God declared all foods clean (Mark 7:19, Acts 10:15).
But the same grace that made pork permissible didn’t suddenly make sin holy — it made repentance possible.
We can’t twist grace into permission while ignoring its purpose — to transform.
So if you’re going to talk about sin, talk about all sin — not just the one that makes you uncomfortable or the one that’s easy to point out in someone else.
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✝️ Then Jesus Stepped In
When Jesus came, He didn’t erase the Law — He fulfilled it.
He didn’t lower the standard — He lifted us higher through grace so we could meet it with His Spirit, not our own perfection.
The cross didn’t change what’s right and wrong; it changed how God deals with our wrongs.
Under the Law, sin meant judgment and death.
Under Grace, sin meets mercy — not to excuse it, but to redeem it.
“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets;
I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.”
— Matthew 5:17
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💔 So, Did the Bible’s View on Sin Change?
The short answer: God’s truth didn’t change — but His invitation expanded.
The Old Testament called out acts of disobedience — everything from same-sex behavior to eating pork to touching unclean things.
But in the New Testament, the focus shifted from ritual purity to heart purity.
No more ceremonial washings. No more sacrifices. No more stones.
Now, grace gives us a chance to be made clean from the inside out.
Paul didn’t single out one group. He said:
“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
— Romans 3:23
He also reminded believers that some of them used to walk in those same patterns — but through Jesus, they were washed, sanctified, and justified (1 Corinthians 6:11).
That’s not condemnation — that’s transformation.
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❤️ God’s Heart Never Changed
He’s always been holy, and He’s always been loving.
The Law showed His holiness.
Grace revealed His heart.
Jesus didn’t avoid the broken — He sat with them, ate with them, healed them, and called them to new life.
He didn’t say, “You’re fine the way you are.”
He said, “Follow Me, and I’ll make you whole.”
Every person — no matter what they’ve done, what they’ve eaten, or who they’ve been with — gets the same open invitation:
Come. Be made new.
“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.”
— John 3:17
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🌍 How This Hits Home Today
Let’s be honest — we’re living in a world where some folks are screaming Old Testament, others are hollering New Testament, and very few are applying both.
We want the blessings of grace but not the boundaries of holiness.
We quote mercy when it’s about us, and judgment when it’s about somebody else.
But the truth is, we need both.
The Law exposes sin; Grace offers the remedy.
The Old Testament teaches us God’s standard; the New Testament shows us how to live it out through His Spirit.
Until we apply both, we’ll keep swinging between condemnation and compromise — when God actually calls us to conviction and compassion.
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💡 The Real Shift
Under the Law | Under Grace |
External obedience | Internal transformation |
Sin = death | Sin = opportunity for redemption |
Separation from sinners | Restoration of sinners |
Judgment | Mercy |
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✨ Final Thought
The question isn’t whether God changed His stance —
It’s whether we’ll let His grace change our hearts.
Because here’s the truth:
You can preach about pork or pride, gossip or greed, lust or lying —
every bit of it falls under the same grace, covered by the same cross.
The same God who said “be holy” also said “come unto Me.”
And both statements still stand.
Law drew the line —
Grace extended the hand. ✝️
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🙏🏾 Call to Action: Wake Up and Witness
If this message stirred something in you, don’t scroll past it — sit with it.
Ask God to show you where you’ve been holding on to law without love, or grace without growth.
Ask Him to help you see people the way He sees them — not through judgment, but through mercy and truth.
Let’s stop weaponizing Scripture and start walking it out.
The world doesn’t need louder opinions; it needs living examples.
Be one. 💭✨
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This came straight out of The Divine 2AM Download.
God bless you all.
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