The First Commandment No other gods The Commandment God, by virtue of His exclusivity and uniqueness, and the grace He has exercised toward those He redeems, demands their exclusive devotion and service. Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house ...
Free to from the Fear of Being Irrelevant The Law of Liberty (35) “For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.” Matthew 5:18 Everybody wants to think that his or her life matters. Only ...
Free from the Fear of Not Knowing How to Love The Law of Liberty (34) By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. 1 John 5:2, 3 The hallmark of ...
Free from the Fear of Not Pleasing God The Law of Liberty (33) 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 to God… Romans 14:17, 18 Over the years I ...
Free from Insignificance The Law of Liberty (32) “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 will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew ...
Free from the Fear of Failure The Law of Liberty (31) Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us… Ephesians 3:20 Yeah, and that’s precisely the problem: we are so limited in our experience ...
Free from Judgment The Law of Liberty (30) There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1, 2 Christians do not fear death ...
Free in the Perfection of Christ The Law of Liberty (29) “I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them he shall live by them: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 18:4, 5 The Law of God is the “Law of liberty.” ...
Free to Desire and Devour The Law of Liberty (28) Readers will gain a better perspective on the main teaching of this series by reading The Ground for Christian Ethics, by T. M. Go to www.MyParuchia.com, click Publications, then click Waxed Tablet, and scroll down until you see this little volume. More ...
Free from the Lie The Law of Liberty (27) Readers will gain a better perspective on the main teaching of this series by reading The Ground for Christian Ethics, by T. M. Go to www.MyParuchia.com, click Publications, then click Waxed Tablet, and scroll down until you see this little volume. …the rules ...