A premise of confusion articulated in a religious forum:

In John 1:17, “For the law was given through Moses ; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.”

As a matter of interest, if the law came through Moses, that means that before Moses there was no God’s law in this world.

Likewise, if Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ, that means that before Jesus came there was no God’s Grace and Truth in this world.

What do you think of that?

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Christian response,

The “written code” came through Moses but the Spiritual Law (Romans 2:14-15) has been extant as an arbiter of free will subsequent the creation of the angels. To follow your logic, Elohim’s judgment on Satan, the Adamic-Noahic generations and Elohim’s judgment of death by water, Sodom-Gomorrah’s annihilation in judgement for unconscionable sexual defilement, would have been unjust as “where there is no law there is no sin” (Romans 4:15; 5:13); therefore, we see the Spiritual Law, written upon the heart of humanity on Day-6, active long before Sinai. That same Spiritual Law remains a priority and supersedes, is superior to, Sinai, as the New Covenant is based upon the Spiritual Law written upon the human heart as arbitrated via the Holy Spirit via the redeemed conscience and NOT the written code AKA “the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:2).

Concerning “Grace and Truth,”

Elohim’s Grace and its Truth are realized through Jesus Christ but Grace and Truth were active from Adam forward as humanity has always initiated covenant-righteousness with the Father through Faith, alone (Hebrews 11). Grace is introduced to humanity first in Genesis 3:21 as Elohim demonstrates the Gospel through the shedding of innocent blood and the clothing of humanity in an imputed-gifted robe of righteousness while Elohim simultaneously rejects the works of mankind (fig leaves) to cover sin (2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:8-9; Galatians 2:16).

The fruition of Elohim’s grace and the embodiment of His Truth provided humanity is evidenced – fulfilled through the first-advent of Jesus Christ our Messiah; hence, a realization of Grace – Truth via the presence of Elohim in flesh (John 1; Hebrews 1; Colossians 1), that Grace – Truth which is foreshadowed by Elohim beginning with Genesis 3:15-21 forward.

Conclusion,

Therefore, Law – Grace – Truth have been relevant through the Gospel, that Gospel having been ordained “before Time began” (2 Timothy 1:8-10); the embodiment of that Gospel, Law, Grace, Truth, realized in the “spotless Lamb slain before the foundation of the World” (Revelation 13:8).