Even to Unbelievers Law Matters: The Law and Sin (6) For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Matthew 14:3, 4 Believers, who ...
How Shall They Know? Law Matters: The Law and Sin (5) What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law ...
Guilt, Shame, Fear Law Matters: The Law and Sin (4) “And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment….” John 16:8 We know that sin is lawlessness; thus, the Law of God is a reliable means for helping us to understand what is and is not sin. ...
The Importance of Conscience Law Matters: The Law and Sin (3) …how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Hebrews 9:14 The Scriptures teach that the soul, or the spirit, of ...
Written on Our Hearts Law Matters: The Law and Sin (2) For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the work of the law is written on ...
Putting the Spotlight on Sin Law Matters: The Law and Sin (1) Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 1 John 3:4 It’s not surprising that, in many churches today, we don’t hear much talk about sin. After all, if we have no use for the Law, ...
Spiritual Kingdom, Spiritual Struggle Law Matters: The Law and Kingdom of God (7) The focus of our struggle for Kingdom greatness is spiritual. “My kingdom is not of this world.” John 18:36 The Kingdom promised to Shiloh, outlined in God’s Law, fulfilled by Jesus Christ, given to His followers, and opposed violently by the ...
Forcing Our Way through Service Law Matters: The Law and Kingdom of God (6) Kingdom greatness is manifest in selfless service to others. “The greatest among you shall be your servant.” Mathew 23:10 How shall we attain to greatness in the Kingdom of God? By learning, obeying, and teaching the Law of God. How ...
By Force Law Matters: The Law and Kingdom of God (5) Growing in the Kingdom is an ongoing struggle. “From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been coming violently, and the violent take it by force.” Matthew 11:12 (ESV margin) Jesus had just finished saying that He ...
Pleasing God and Men Law Matters: The Law and Kingdom of God (4) God’s Kingdom is for His glory and mankind’s blessing. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable ...