“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23, NKJV).

“Jesus replied, ‘And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?’” (Matthew 15:3, NIV).

“O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee” (Psalm 84:12).

“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken” (Psalm 55:22, NIV).

“As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed” (Romans 9:33).

“But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter” (Romans 7:6, NKJV).  

“Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham” (Galatians 3:6, 7).

“But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble. For if others see you—with your “superior knowledge”—eating in the temple of an idol, won’t they be encouraged to violate their conscience by eating food that has been offered to an idol? So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble” (1 Corinthians 8:9, 10, 13, NLT).

“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3, NKJV).

Summary

When we study the “skeleton structure” of grace, we must understand the change of requirement from the Law of Moses to the grace of God. If we miss this point, we find ourselves going back and trying to meet the requirements of the law. God is not angry with us anymore; the same God who rained down fire in the Old Testament no longer does that. We must now go beyond the old covenant mindset, and not allow religion to trap us in the same place, trying to keep requirements that have changed. Even the way we obey has changed, from obedience to the law to obedience to the faith of Christ. As Jesus’ people, when we read the Bible, we must be constantly vigilant of this. Under grace, the focus is no longer on our efforts to perform, but rather on the sufficiency of Jesus which allows us to do what we could not do before.

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever” (2 Corinthians 9:8, 9).

“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in His way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass” (Psalm 37:7).

“The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives” (Psalm 37:23, NLT).

“Así que la fe es por el oír, y el oír por la palabra de Dios” (Romanos 10:17).

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm” (Psalm 20:7, 8, NIV).