True or False: Grace is harder than Law

[KeptByTheWord]

I think this is a great discussion.

Under the law, a person's actions determined if they were following law or not.

Under the New Covenant, not just our actions are judged, but also our intent.

For that reason, one could say that the law was easier to keep, because one could keep the law, without the heart's intent and purpose being in submission to the Lord.

Now, in the New Covenant, not just our actions are judged, but even more so, our heart's intents and purposes. That is why when Ananias and Saphira were struck down by God, and it was such a shock to the people, because they realized then that just doing a good work wasn't enough, if the intent of the heart was to sin or deceive. Both had to be in alignment now, not just the action, but also the intent of the heart. And that was a scary realization and wakeup call to the church when they understood just how serious God was about our hearts now.

So my answer to your question would initially be yes... and no. Yes, grace is harder than law, because now our intents and heart are being judged, along with our actions. But then I would have to say no... because as Ferd already said... if not for grace and mercy! We have great grace and mercy available to us now, and so while we have more to answer for now... we have greater grace and mercy available to be overcomers.

And so then, my answer would be a final... no. Grace is not harder than the law, because we have been given the power to overcome through Jesus.