Tag: freedom from law
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Reunification in Jesus Christ
(Ephesians 2:14-16) On November 10, 1989 the world saw one of the great symbols of peace occur when the Berlin wall came down. The nation of Germany, had been separated into East and West Germany effectively since the division of Germany after World War 2, and physically separated by the wall for nearly thirty years…
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Truly Alive
(Ephesians 2:1-2) It is a sad fact of human existence that the whole of the human race was doomed to follow in the footsteps of Adam and Eve who fell from the grace of God through sin. Sin is the one thing that stands between man and God. No man or woman has ever lived…
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Set Free From Sin
(Ephesians 1:7-8) When Jesus came to the earth around two thousand years ago, there were many reasons and things He came to do. He came to teach us the ways of God and how to live in harmony with Him. But He also came to reconcile man to God so that we could live in…
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Why are you a Christian?
(Galatians 5:1-4) Why are you a Christian? Why did you come to Christ in the first place? Was it because you were caught up in some form of bondage and needed a way of escape? Were you into drugs, booze, gambling, or some other weakness and it was having a negative effect on your life?…
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There are two types of Christians, which are you?
(Galatians 4:21-27) There are two groups of people among the ranks of Christians, and the distinction between them is what Paul discusses in this section of his letter to the Galatians. The first group are like the Galatians church. They are seeking to be justified under the law. They believe they are under law and…
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Do You Recognise the 3 Freedoms God Offers You?
(Galatians 4:1-5) This section of Galatians 4 speaks about how Christians are being adopted as the sons and daughters of God. It looks at people as if they are initially children or even slaves who have not come to maturity and thus cannot fully receive the promises offered. But when a child is adopted as…
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The Secret of Freedom From Law
(Galatians 3:23-29) Psst! Wanna know a secret? And not just any secret but one that is going to make your life as a Christian so much better you won’t ever want to look back? Well…it’s all about the laws of Moses and where they really fit with regards to your walk in Christ. We all…
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The Law Is Good, Faith Is Better
(Galatians 3:20-22) If you have read any of my posts concerning the law, that is, the laws of Moses, you might think that I am opposed to the law. But nothing could be further from the truth. The same could be said about many of the writings in the New Testament, especially the writings of…
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Redeemed From The Curse of the Law
(Galatians 3:13-14) We read in the book of Romans chapter 7 that Paul says, “So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.” (Romans 7:12) And then we see also that Jesus says, 17 “Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come…
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Righteous By Faith
(Galatians 3:11-12) In the time before the coming of Christ, the Israelites were God’s chosen people. He gave them the law to follow for the purpose of understanding His will and to rein in the tendencies of man towards sin and sinfulness. But man failed. Man could not keep the law, and so their righteousness…
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Curse Of The Law
(Galatians 3:10) If ever there was a verse in the Bible that should lead us to seek the freedom from law that is offered through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it is this verse. It reads as follows. For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it…
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Submitting To Sin
(Galatians 2:17-20) In many places in the New Testament we see that as Christians we have been set free from sin and set free from the law. This freedom in the truth is one of the primary purposes of Jesus coming to the world and dying for our salvation. For many Christians though, they find…
