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舊約 (摩西之約) 中的律法是在上帝的恩典救贖背景下賜予以色列的，正如祂將以色列從埃及拯救出來 (出埃及記 20:2)。律法的作用是啟示上帝的聖潔、定罪、並指向基督 (加拉太書 3:24)。新約在基督里成全，也是基於恩典，但通過基督的贖罪和聖靈的賜予，更充分地體現了恩典 (耶利米書 31:31-34；路加福音 22:20；希伯來書 8:6)。在這兩個約中，救贖一直都是本於恩典、藉著信心 (創世記 15:6，羅馬書 4:3)，而不是藉著行為。

The law in the Old Covenant (The Mosaic Covenant) was given to Israel within the context of God’s gracious redemption, as seen in His deliverance of Israel from Egypt (Exodus 20:2). The law served to reveal God’s holiness, convict of sin, and point forward to Christ (Galatians 3:24). The New Covenant, fulfilled in Christ, also operates on grace but brings a fuller manifestation of it through Christ’s atonement and the giving of the Holy Spirit (Jeremiah 31:31–34; Luke 22:20; Hebrews 8:6). In both covenants, salvation has always been by grace through faith (Genesis 15:6, Romans 4:3), not by works.