To Strive with Unbelief Interpreting the Law of God (33) The Spirit uses the Law to strive with men and woo them. “My Spirit shall not contend with man forever, for he is flesh….” Genesis 6:3 (ESV margin) Evidently the Spirit of God strives with those who prefer the mind of the flesh in ...
Back and Forth in God’s Word Interpreting the Law of God (32) We learn God’s Law as the Spirit guides us throughout His Word. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. ...
From Letter to Spirit Interpreting the Law of God (31) God’s Spirit brings out the full intention and application of the Law. …our sufficiency is from God, who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the ...
Unto Holiness Interpreting the Law of God (30) When we learn God’s Law from His Spirit, holiness is the result. Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7:1 People want different things from ...
Law and Spirit Interpreting the Law of God (29) Interpreting God’s Law is only living in the Spirit of God. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the ...
Advancing the Kingdom Interpreting the Law of God (28) You cannot seek the Kingdom apart from the Law of God. “Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them ...
All Things Interpreting the Law of God (27) God’s Law is good even for those who don’t think so! “Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways! I would soon subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes. Those who hate the LORD ...
Step by Step Interpreting the Law of God (26) Learn the Law one step at a time. When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies. Psalm 119:59 Because the Law of God is a body of legal code, we might tend to think that the primary application of the ...
To Know the Mind of the Spirit Interpreting the Law of God (25) You cannot be filled with the Spirit apart from God’s Law. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on ...
Delight in God’s Law Interpreting the Law of God (24) We will delight in the Law of God when we meet the Lord there. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his ...