Dispensationalism (4) A Blind Legalism

The Apostle John wrote in his gospel, "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." (1:17) John referred to the law as the day of shadows, and grace and truth as the realities. The law provided Israel with a copy of things to come. Grace and truth brought the genuine articles. The law furnished the sketch, while grace and truth completed the finished picture. The "Scofield Reference Bible" at this point is then in error. When we have here is not a contrast between...