Salvation Through Grace

I have heard of Torah Observant Christians.  I am not one of those people, nor do I fully understand what they believe and why they do. 

I believe in this verse, John 1:17:

I also believe Galatians 3:1-14, 17-19, 24-26:

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

O foolish Galatians!  Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as cruicified?  This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?  Are you so foolish?  Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? Have you suffered so many things in vain -- if indeed it was in vain?  Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? -- just as Abraham "Believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."  Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.  And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In you all the nations shall be blessed."  So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.  For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, "cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are writen in the book of the law, to do them."  But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for "the just shall live by faith."  Yet the law is not of faith, but "the man who does them shall live by them."  Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"), that the blessings of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might recieve the promise of the Spirit through faith. [...]  And this I say, that the law, which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect.  For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of primise; but God gave it to Abraham by promise.  What purpose then does the law serve?  It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.  [...]  Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.  But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.  For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

I am so thankful that God sent His son, Jesus, to save us from the law.  I cannot imagine having to live under such a law.  Maybe it would be different if I were to have been born into it, in fact, yes I know it would be different, but I am  thankful to know that I do not have to follow the law of Moses in order to reach salvation.  I need to believe in Jesus and His grace and that is my path to salvation. 

I do not believe in salvation through good works, but nor do I believe that if you only believe will you be saved.  Our actions must match our beliefs.  We need to believe in salvation through grace, but in addition we also need to believe in making our actions match that.  We cannot simply go around killing people because we know that we will be forgiven.  The Bible teaches us that murder is wrong and therefore we cannot do it, even if we know that we will be forgiven all our sins.

If there is a TO Christian who would like to possibly do a guest post to share their beliefs, I am open to that.  Please know that I do not mean this as an attack on anyone.  I simply wish to express my gratitude for Jesus Christ saving us from the law of Moses. 

Blessings in Christ,