Loving Life
For “He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue…
Reckless Behavior (2)
It was suggested in the last essay that sin will be forgiven only when we come to Christ. Without getting petty, there is only one way to come to Christ, and that way was established through direct commandment, through approved…
The Righteous Requirement of the Law (Romans 8:4)
For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement…
God Has Acted (Romans 8:3)
God has done what the Law of Moses could not do. The Law of Moses was insufficient for righteousness because of our sinfulness. The Law was weakened by our failures and sins. The Law cannot justify sinners. What did God…
Reckless Behavior
The Apostle John stated …I write to you that you may not sin (1 Jn. 2:1). The statement supposes that Christians “may sin.” John was not writing to unbelievers. He was not addressing pagans and emperor worshippers. And then as…
New Covenant (Romans 8:2)
In verse 2 of Romans 8 Paul gives the first reason why there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. There is no condemnation because “the law of the Spirit of life has set us free from…
Fallen from Favor (a conclusion)
The Messiah fulfilled the Law. He said so. The details given of his life demonstrated that he was the point of fulfillment of the prophecies of Moses and all of the rest of the prophets, and that he was the…
No Condemnation in Christ (Romans 8:1)
The first verse of Romans 8 is the declaration of hope and rejoicing that is unfortunately broken by the chapter break. In chapter 7 Paul described the conflict of sin. We delight in the law of God and desire to…
Details Matter
Modern Christianity is such a marvel. Taken as a whole, it has morphed into something completely different from what it was at inception. Of course it has also been a long time at incorporating uninspired revisions and revelations. It’s easy…
Falling from Favor (2)
Why should there be any concern over bits and pieces of the Old Law being placed into our worship or before us in service to God? Simple; there is not a scrap of authority to hold onto the dead over…