It’s the end of the week…but, thank God, Christ is the end of the law. Here’s your weekly roundup of law, grace, and everything in between. Let’s get it! Vegan Righteousness Oklahoma State Superintendent, Ryan Walters was recently asked by People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) to display the ‘Ten Vegan Commandments’ inContinue reading “Friday Night Gospel | February 16”
Category Archives: Sanctification
Friday Reflections | January 12th
Happy Friday! I’m a little late to the party on this, but I wanted to squeeze in my ‘top ten’ list for 2023 articles that helped me see grace in practice, law/gospel implications, and the law-in-life. My year-end list is followed by an end of the week round up of where I noticed grace intersectContinue reading “Friday Reflections | January 12th”
Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 5:23
The week winds down and we long for rest. Let us find relief in the words of Luther as we continue our series in which we reflect on the distinction between Law and Gospel as Martin Luther expounded in his classic lectures on Galatians. Happy Good Friday everyone.
Lockdown, Luther, Law & Gospel | Galatians 5:8
We made it to the end of the week! The stresses were real…the struggles unbearable….Thank God, His grace is sufficient! Let’s feast on some more Martin Luther from his classic lectures on Galatians!
Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 4:3
The Law may restrain evil, but it does not deliver from sin…
When the Law exercises its higher function it accuses and condemns the conscience. All these effects of the Law cannot be called divine or heavenly. These effects are elements of the world…
Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 3:12
Paul undertakes to explain the difference between the righteousness of the Law and the righteousness of faith. The righteousness of the Law is the fulfillment of the Law according to the passage: “The man that doeth them shall live in them.” The righteousness of faith is to believe the Gospel according to the passage: “TheContinue reading “Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 3:12”
Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 3:10
Civil laws and ordinances have their place and purpose. Let every government enact the best possible laws. But civil righteousness will never deliver a person from the condemnation of God’s Law. I have good reason for calling your attention to this. People easily mistake civil righteousness for spiritual righteousness. In civil life we must, ofContinue reading “Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 3:10”
Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 3:2
Right here we have one more difference between the Law and the Gospel. The Law does not bring on the Holy Ghost. The Gospel, however, brings on the gift of the Holy Ghost, because it is the nature of the Gospel to convey good gifts. The Law and the Gospel are contrary ideas. They haveContinue reading “Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 3:2”
Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 3:1
The apostasy of the Galatians is a fine endorsement of the Law, all right. You may preach the Law ever so fervently; if the preaching of the Gospel does not accompany it, the Law will never produce true conversion and heartfelt repentance. We do not mean to say that the preaching of the Law isContinue reading “Luther, Lockdown, Law & Gospel | Galatians 3:1”
Luther, Lockdown, Law, & Gospel | Galatians 2:13
It is marvelous how God preserved the Church by one single person. Paul alone stood up for the truth, for Barnabas, his companion, was lost to him, and Peter was against him. Sometimes one lone person can do more in a conference than the whole assembly. I mention this to urge all to learn howContinue reading “Luther, Lockdown, Law, & Gospel | Galatians 2:13”
Law, Grace, & Daily Living 