Tag: freedom from sin
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Mystery of the New Covenant
(Romans 11:25-27) The new covenant was a mystery to the Jews prior to the coming of Jesus Christ. There was much written about it in the law and prophets but it was not understood and revealed in its fullness until Christ came to fulfill the prophecies and to explain the new covenant. One of the…
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No Condemnation
(Romans 8:1-4) This scripture would have to be one of the most quoted verses amongst Christians in the bible. And yet it is also one of the least understood. But when we understand the power of these words and the blessing that the Lord has bestowed upon us in the unselfish and obedient act of…
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Sold Under Sin
(Romans 7:13-20) They abolished slavery several hundred years ago. At least they did in most western civilisations and those civilisations where rulers had compassion for their people. And this is a good thing. But despite that fact we are all slaves. Every person on this earth is in the bondage of a slavery like no…
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The Knowledge Of Sin
(Romans 7:7-8) In previous posts I have looked at sin, freedom from sin and freedom from law. Here we see a further section of scriptures that look at the matter of the knowledge of sin. The understanding of the knowledge of sin is important for all Christians, even after they are set apart from the…
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Obedient Slaves
(Romans 6:15-22) In my last few posts I have looked at the prime focus of the death of Jesus and the purpose of His shed blood. That purpose was to set man free from sin and to release man from the power of sin, which is bondage to the law. It is by baptism into…
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You Are NOT Under Law
(Romans 6:14) A few posts back I wrote a post titled “You are NOT a Sinner.” The underlying reason for that post is that God has set you free from sin and taken your sins away through the saving and cleansing blood of Jesus Christ. The principles for the release from sin was established in…
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Why You Are Freed From Law
(Romans 5:12-14) A few posts ago I wrote about the nature of sin in a post titled “What Is Sin.” In that post I looked at sin and identified that it is a very broad concept but at the root sin is the state of disobedience to and rejection of the will of God. In…
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Christians And The Law
(Romans 3:27-31) One of the most difficult aspects of Christianity for people to come to grips with is how they stand in relation to the laws given by Moses. Part of the reason for this confusion is contained in this scripture which says in verse 31: Do we then overthrow the law by this faith?…
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No Prison Could Hold Them
(Acts 16:25-40) Paul and Silas were thrown into prison and beaten wrongfully for their testimony and casting out the demon that had bound the life of a slave girl. This was a vindictive, spiteful and hateful act against these two men who had done good. And why was it done? Because the owners of the…
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Keeping the Law of Moses
(Acts 15:1-5) Here we see one of the stark contrasts between the teachings of the old covenant and the new covenant and as it says in verse 2 of this chapter, it caused a great argument and “No small dissension” between the two opposed groups. There were some men, and I must point out here…
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The Most Important Thing
(Acts 13:36-43) There are a lot of really good scriptures in the Bible…well ALL of them are actually! But, every now and then you come across something so profound, yet so simple, that it will just blow your mind. These few scriptures are one of those sections. These few words include a statement that is…
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The Conversion of Saul
(Acts 9:1-9) One of the most amazing events in the book of Acts was the transformation that took place in the life of Saul who became the apostle Paul. The mechanism of his conversion was so amazing hat it is no wonder he was rocked to the very core and spun about one hundred and…
