Tag: freedom from law
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The Sting Of Death
(1 Corinthians 15:50-57) This section of scripture is well known among Christians for a number of different reasons, but what it represents is one of the least understood principles in the bible. It speaks directly to what the offer of God's grace is to mankind. Grace is one of those “churchy” words that Christians throw…
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Head Coverings For Women
(1 Corinthians 11:2-16) There was a practice in the church for many years where women were expected to wear some kind of head covering when they attended church. This practice has weakened and pretty much disappeared today, but even so there are some churches that still hold to this tradition quite strongly. Much of the…
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Law versus Love
(1 Corinthians 10:23-24) A number of things come to mind as I read these two verses. First is the stark contrast between the old and the ne covenants, especially as they were interpreted and put into practice by both the Pharisees and Jesus Christ respectively. The Pharisees strictly applied the letter of the law, but…
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Water Baptism
(1 Corinthians 10:1-6 – Water Baptism) If we are to follow the Lord then we must do so according to the way He has defined. Jesus is the way, and we can only come to God through Jesus Christ. To do so, there are certain “rules” to understand if we are please God. All of…
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All Things Are Lawful
(1 Corinthians 6:12) The message contained in this single scripture is incredibly powerful. It drives powerfully to many of the problems we face today and used correctly forces us to think hard about many of the actions and decisions being taken by people in the world today. Look at the verse closely. 12 “All things…
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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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Faith Is The Key
(Romans 9:30-33) There is no other way to come to God and be accepted by Him except on the grounds of faith. That is the focus of these few scriptures at the end of Romans 9. In These few words we see the situation both in Jesus Christ and also before He came to the…
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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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How Freedom From Law Works
(Romans 7:2-4) In my last post we saw why it is necessary that we are set free from the law to negate and remove the power of sin so that God can help us to grow mature in Jesus Christ. In these next few verses of Romans 7 we see how this works and we…
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The Law Ends At Death
(Romans 7:1) The title of this post may seem to be blindingly obvious because who can possibly break the law after they have died? It’s impossible to even consider such a thing isn’t it? Absolutely! Once a person dies they can’t do anything, say anything, act or behave in any way at all. So how…
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You Are NOT a Sinner
(Romans 6:1-11) If there is one issue that Christians struggle with it is how they stand in relation to sin after coming to The Lord. I would like you to read the title of this post once again before I go on. Done that? Good! So let me repeat it…you are NOT a sinner. And…
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The Reign of Grace
(Romans 5:20-21) This section of scripture says the following and it presents a wonderful blessing to all who understand it. 20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading…