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More Flesh and Law
The flesh remains under the Law. What grace does is make the Law internal, instead of external. If Christ is the Law for your flesh, then when spirit and Spirit are merged in your soul, the Law for you is … Continue reading
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Tagged fleshly nature, heart-led, Law and Grace, spiritual awakening
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Flesh and Law
If you are going to cite Romans 6:14, make sure you keep it in the context of the whole chapter, at least. Paul talks about how grace does not set us free to break God’s Law. Rather, grace is a … Continue reading
American versus Christian
Yeah, what he said. If you consider yourself a patriot, loyal to the people of America, then you are a fool for believing the government can be restored to the people. Lincoln lied when he suggested the federal government was … Continue reading
NT Doctrine — Matthew 26:30-56
Parallel passages can be found in Mark 14:26-52 and Luke 22:39-52. We come to the part in the narrative when we need to refer to all three synoptic accounts to get the full picture. Matthew and Mark, with almost identical … Continue reading
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Tagged fleshly nature, Jesus the Messiah, law, prayer
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Shall Not Pass Away
Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, fleshly nature, grace, law, Sermon on the Mount, the Covenant of Moses
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Counsel of the Holy
The title is taken from this song: This is what runs through my head when I think about the Bible. The honest truth is I don’t invest as much time in simply reading it as I once did. That’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, bible study lessons, christian mysticism, fleshly nature, otherworldly, reading scripture
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Spiritual Warfare 02
Spiritual Warfare is simply the quintessential metaphor for being a Christian. This is the biblical image of serving an ANE feudal master as newly adopted into His household. We are striving to claim the fullness of being His child, with … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, demons, feudalism, flaming sword, fleshly nature, nomad sheikh, Satan, spiritual warfare, the Cross
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What Matters for Glory
The alleged glory of civilization is nothing compared to the glories of faith. Biblical faith does not build civilizations. The most we might do is build a small, enduring community of faith. Civilization is the context in which we live, … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, civility, civilization, covenants, faith, fleshly nature, God's glory
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NT Doctrine — Romans 7-8
Paul begins Chapter 7 explaining that the Law is binding on mortal flesh, not our spirits. He uses the symbolism of a wife; once her husband dies, she is no longer bound to him. But in Christ, it is we … Continue reading →