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Tag: law

  • God’s clock

    The hands of God’s clock have now moved from a.m. to p.m. Let the readers understand that the period of the old has passed never to return. There can be no turning back of God’s clock Paul BarnettClick to TweetFrom the book “The Message Of 2 Corinthians” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Satan is a legalist

    As Christians it becomes very easy to value the letter of the law more than grace and mercy. It’s funny how, in God’s Word, He often turns what seems right and fair upside down. That is because satan, who is a legalist, demands what is right and fair. He demands payment for our sins and…

  • There is a big difference

    There is a big difference between a pump and a spring. The law is a pump; the baptism in the Spirit is a spring. The old pump gets out of order; the parts wear out; and the well runs dry. “The letter kills” (2 Cor 3:6). But the spring is ever bubbling ip and there…

  • The glory of Sinai paled

    The glory of Sinai paled before the glory of Pentecost. Those tablets of stone with their “Thou Shaly not’s” are done away with, for they never brought life to anyone. The Lord has brought in a new covenant, putting His law in our minds and writing it in our hearts (Jer 31:33) – this new…

  • The Ten Commandments come in

    The Ten Commandments come in the same book that commanded Israel not to climb the mountain. If we are told that we cannot with consistency disapprove of same-sex activity unless we also stop eating shellfish, then we should not condemn theft and murder unless we also ban mountaineering. Christopher WrightClick to TweetWebsite: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/july-august/sex-in-leviticus.html

  • common sense tells us that

    common sense tells us that when Paul commands Timothy to “endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ,” that is a command that I should seek to obey whenever I face hardship like Timothy. It transfers to me in principle. But when Paul commands Timothy, “Come before winter, bring my cloak, and especially the parchments,”…

  • How commands can function in

    How commands can function in relationships and communication. If I hear someone on the street shout, “Freeze! Put your hands behind your head!” I need to know two things. First, who is shouting? If it’s a police officer—someone whose authorized command I need to submit to—then yes. Second, is he addressing me? Likely the answer…

  • In its true and proper

    In its true and proper work and purpose it humbles a man and prepares him – if he uses the Law correctly – to yearn and seek for grace. Martin LutherClick to Tweet

  • The law can only chase

    The law can only chase a man to Calvary, no further D.L. MoodyClick to Tweet

  • A gospel which merely says

    A gospel which merely says "Come to Jesus" and offers Him as a friend, and offers a marvellous new life, without convincing of son, is not New Testament evangelism. (The essence of evangelism id to start by preaching the Law; and it because the Law has not been preached that we have had so much…