Not freedom FROM, but freedom TO exercise wisdom and godly choices. The higher responsibility to which grace calls the faithful is the Spirit of the Law, which is much higher than the Letter of the Law. This is what Christ means by saying He came to fulfill the Law,...
There was a series of devotionals on God’s questions to some individuals in Scripture……to Adam and Eve, to Elijah, I think. But God posed questions to many in Scripture. Abraham, Sarah, Moses, Job, and others. My experience has been that...
The quote below was from two posts on this date in 2009. I am occasionally surprised by how often certain experiences are repeated in my life…… Almost the same feelings accompanied me last night as I drove wearily into my driveway. I had spent much of the...
I have shared on several occasions with friends or students about a lady who attended church with us when our children were preschoolers. I made a point of making her acquaintance to see if she was as gracious as she appeared. She was a retired kindergarten teacher in...
Justification is a solitary covenant with God. He extends grace to us e RN when we are still in our sin. We repent and receive it by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Sanctification is a communal process of shared covenant to encourage and live out the “one...
Question from a friend: God told his people he’d restore what the locusts took and told Job he’d restore his joy and he also made promises to Abraham and Moses and others. Just because he did it for them doesn’t mean he’ll do it for...
