This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 07:46) More Big Battles Erupt in the States: Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Heads to a Run-Off — With Huge Issues at StakeMoney pours into Wisconsin Supreme Court race ahead of Feb. 21 primary by Wisconsin Public Radio (Shawn Johnson)Part II (07:46 – 12:41) The Administrative State Wins Again: The Courts Are Still Ruling by a Badly Mistaken Precedent, and Constitutional Order is UnderminedPart III (12:41 – 19:22) ‘“Do Something” Should Not Have Been Public Policy’: New York Times Documents Study on Effectiveness of Masks Against Covid-19Another D.C. Circuit Chevron Special by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part IV (19:22 – 22:08) The Disease Formerly Known as Monkeypox: Dangerous Development of Mpox Found to Have Links with H.I.V.Mpox Often Leads to Severe Illness, Even Death, in People With Advanced H.I.V. by New York Times (Apoorva Mandavilli)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:35) The Red Wave That Did Not Happen: What Caused the Taming of the Projected Republican Tsunami?Part II (13:35 – 20:05) An Abject Tragedy and Unmitigated Moral Failure: Citizens in Several States Vote Overwhelmingly in Support of Abortion RightsA Predicted ‘Red Wave’ Crashed Into Wall of Abortion Rights Support on Tuesday by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly)American Voters Just Sent a Crystal-Clear Message: They Believe in Abortion Rights by The Guardian (Jill Filipovic)Women Remembered to Vote on Abortion by Slate (Dahlia Lithwick)Abortion-Rights Supporters Prevail in Midterm Ballot Measures by Wall Street Journal (Laura Kusisto and Jennifer Calfas)Part III (20:05 – 24:58) History Is Often Much Closer Than We Think — An Obituary of the (Thought to Be) Last Child of an Enslaved Person Reminds Us of That FactDaniel Smith, 90, Dies; Thought to Be the Last Child of an Enslaved Person by New York Times (Clay Risen)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Scripture often draws a sharp contrast between the ministry of Moses in the Old Covenant and Christ in the New Covenant. Hebrews says the New Covenant in Christ is so glorious the Old Covenant has no glory in comparison. John, in his gospel, says truth and grace are realized and embodied in Jesus Christ. Reading these without careful attention can lead one to believe the Old and New Covenants in opposition to one another, at war even.
But in reality we have one Bible, one gospel, one God, one salvation. Rather than conflict, there is a wonderful harmony between Christ and Moses, law and grace. A good illustration of that harmony is to think of the law as the root and the New Covenant as fruit. There is a living connection between the two and one would be incomplete without the other.
In the book John Snyder and Steve Crampton are using for this podcast series, The Law and Grace by Ernie Reisinger, there are several quotes from John Calvin we have found incredibly helpful. Due to time, we will only get to half the quotes in this episode. We will discuss the rest of them next week.
The Grace of Law: A Study of Puritan Theology: https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Law-Puritan-Theology-Puritanism/dp/1877611638
The Law and the Gospel by Ernie Reisinger: https://press.founders.org/shop/the-law-and-the-gospel/
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