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Children of Law
Let’s talk about child-rearing. Writing a curriculum would be antithetical to the very nature of Christian Mysticism. The whole point is to offer an example that would help you make up your own mind. We lead by example from the … Continue reading
Sin and Covenant
Once again, I’m going to ask you to think about the Bible as a whole as we look at some problems we face in getting our message across. I’ve said this before: the biblical concept of covenant is not the … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, Early Church Fathers, fleshly nature, Law and Grace, Medieval Church, Reformation, sin, systematic theology, western intellectual heritage
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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 4
Israel as a nation did not enter into God’s rest (in Hebrew related to the word “Sabbath”). Never mind the Talmudic perversion, the Law of Moses itself could not grant that divine rest; it could only point out that such … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, feudalism, Hebrews, Law and Grace, Sabbath, Word of God
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NT Doctrine — 1 Timothy 1
After Paul was released from house arrest in Rome, he had promises to keep by first visiting the churches in Macedonia. He wrote this letter to Timothy from there. But while he and Timothy longed to see each other, there … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-led, Judaizers, Law and Grace, Timothy
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NT Doctrine — Galatians 4
Paul reiterates the imagery of preservation of an estate until the heir reaches the appointed time and condition of bequest. The emphasis is that all of God’s Elect, Jew and Gentile, were the estate, and Christ was the heir. But … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant of abraham, covenants, Galatians, Judaizers, Law and Grace
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NT Doctrine — Galatians 2
Paul continues the narrative of his dealings with the original Hebrew Apostles and the community they led in Jerusalem. After some 14 years of working without them in Syrian Antioch, the Lord commanded him to return visit Jerusalem again. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Galatians, human identity, Jewish identity, Judaizers, Law and Grace, the Cross
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NT Doctrine — 2 Corinthians 3
The previous chapter ends with Paul contrasting his ministry against that of the hucksters. Did that sound like a sales pitch? Those same hucksters were fond of pieces of paper that recommended them to the next church they visited: letters, … Continue reading
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Tagged Corinthians, God's glory, Law and Grace, Law of Moses, life in the spirit
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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
Sex and Biblical Law
Lots of noise over at Jack’s blog. It’s the comment section where so much of it can be heard. If you can’t or won’t wade through the comments, I won’t blame you. But by the same token, I will share … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, feudal obligations, human sexuality, Law and Grace, marriage
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