Are you peculiar? You should be. More on that below–first, a word about grace. Grace is incredible. It is similar to forgiveness, but not the same. You might say forgiveness falls under the umbrella of grace. But grace is more than forgiveness. Grace is restoration. God does not simply forgive your sins. He restores yourContinue reading “Grace is Amazing, But You are Peculiar. A Rambling Conversation About Grace and Legalism. Deuteronomy 14.”
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Is There Tension Between Law and Grace? Titus 2:14.
My friend Blake writes on Facebook that the Ten Commandments are irrelevant to Christians today. What do you think? I disagree. First, the obvious answer: nothing in the Bible is irrelevant. Second, there is something special about the Ten Commandments. First, God chiseled them on two stone tablets. After Moses broke the tablets in angerContinue reading “Is There Tension Between Law and Grace? Titus 2:14.”
WORD FOR ADULTS. Romans 14:20-21; 1 Cor. 6:12.
The tension between Law and Grace creates the most cerebral issues in Christianity. This is faith for grownups—it’s not the “milk of the word” for baby Christians (1 Peter 2:2). The law says “thou shalt not,” and grace says, “All things are lawful.” So which is it? Romans 14:20 says “Everything is clean.” First CorinthiansContinue reading “WORD FOR ADULTS. Romans 14:20-21; 1 Cor. 6:12.”
GLUTTONY: AMERICA’S PET SIN. 1 Corinthians 9:27.
My mother once told me she was addicted to sugar. She liked hard candy and kept ice cream around. But addicted? I had to realize even thin people struggle with gluttony. “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but I will not be MASTERED by anything”Continue reading “GLUTTONY: AMERICA’S PET SIN. 1 Corinthians 9:27.”
Prohibition and Meat Sacrificed to Idols. 1 Corinthians 8:7-13.
Pictured–the “21st Amendment,” a bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter celebrating a unique bit of legislation. I did not go inside. Have you ever eaten meat from an animal that was sacrificed to an idol? Probably not. Have you ever been seen “dining in an idol’s temple” (1 Corinthians 8:10)? Doubtful. In fact, the entireContinue reading “Prohibition and Meat Sacrificed to Idols. 1 Corinthians 8:7-13.”
FREEDOM AND SLAVERY. Galatians 4:9, 5:1.
Ever watch MY STRANGE ADDICTION? How can eating glass be addicting? Or drinking deodorant? Owning cats? Smelling gasoline? Eating plastic bags? Snorting baby powder? Eating rocks? Being stung? Eating your husband’s ashes? (Google it.) Heroin is addicting, right? And alcohol and tobacco? But these people on TV are fakes, right? Wrong. You can be addicted—enslaved—toContinue reading “FREEDOM AND SLAVERY. Galatians 4:9, 5:1.”
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