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8.31.2006
Galatians 3:21-4:7
But when the time was right, God sent his Son, and a woman gave birth to him. His Son obeyed the Law, so he could set us free from the Law, and we could become God's children. Now that we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. And his Spirit tells us that God is our Father. You are no longer slaves. You are God's children, and you will be given what he has promised.
8.30.2006
August 30, 2006 - Galatians 3:1-20
Faith Is the Only Way
You stupid Galatians! I told you exactly how Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross. Has someone now put an evil spell on you? I want to know only one thing. How were you given God's Spirit? Was it by obeying the Law of Moses or by hearing about Christ and having faith in him? How can you be so stupid? Do you think that by yourself you can complete what God's Spirit started in you? Have you gone through all of this for nothing? Is it all really for nothing? God gives you his Spirit and works miracles in you. But does he do this because you obey the Law of Moses or because you have heard about Christ and have faith in him?
Faith Is the Only Way
You stupid Galatians! I told you exactly how Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross. Has someone now put an evil spell on you? I want to know only one thing. How were you given God's Spirit? Was it by obeying the Law of Moses or by hearing about Christ and having faith in him? How can you be so stupid? Do you think that by yourself you can complete what God's Spirit started in you? Have you gone through all of this for nothing? Is it all really for nothing? God gives you his Spirit and works miracles in you. But does he do this because you obey the Law of Moses or because you have heard about Christ and have faith in him?
8.29.2006
Galatians 2
I have been nailed to the cross with Christ. I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me. I don't turn my back on God's undeserved kindness. If we can be acceptable to God by obeying the Law, it was useless for Christ to die.
I have been nailed to the cross with Christ. I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me. I don't turn my back on God's undeserved kindness. If we can be acceptable to God by obeying the Law, it was useless for Christ to die.
8.26.2006
Year of the Bible - Saturday, August 26
Saturday, August 26 - Romans 15:22-16:7
My friends, by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the love that comes from the Holy Spirit, I beg you to pray sincerely with me and for me. Pray that God will protect me from the unbelievers in Judea, and that his people in Jerusalem will be pleased with what I am doing. Ask God to let me come to you and have a pleasant and refreshing visit. I pray that God, who gives peace, will be with all of you. Amen.
This is interesting ... I pray for protection all the time ... now I have an example of where paul does it.
Saturday, August 26 - Romans 15:22-16:7
My friends, by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the love that comes from the Holy Spirit, I beg you to pray sincerely with me and for me. Pray that God will protect me from the unbelievers in Judea, and that his people in Jerusalem will be pleased with what I am doing. Ask God to let me come to you and have a pleasant and refreshing visit. I pray that God, who gives peace, will be with all of you. Amen.
This is interesting ... I pray for protection all the time ... now I have an example of where paul does it.
8.10.2006
Romans 3 -
Now we see how God does make us acceptable to him. The Law and the Prophets tell how we become acceptable, and it isn't by obeying the Law of Moses. God treats everyone alike. He accepts people only because they have faith in Jesus Christ. All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory.
But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins. God sent Christ to be our sacrifice. Christ offered his life's blood, so that by faith in him we could come to God. And God did this to show that in the past he was right to be patient and forgive sinners. This also shows that God is right when he accepts people who have faith in Jesus.
God has been just pounding in my head the grace thing ... people do not understand it ... I do not understand it ... it is so foreign ... we are so performance oriented it is crazy ...
Missie and I invited some friends over for dinner ... and they brought up a teaching they just heard at riverview (http://www.eriv.net) about how we are freely saved by grace ... I did not hear the teaching but it blows me away because it does not sit right with people ...
Matt said ... which I think we all feel ... "He(Steve) is telling all these college kids all they have to do is have faith and they are good ... then they can go back a party and do whatever they want ..."
We are saying ... God you are freakin' crazy ... people are going to abuse you ... misuse you ...
I was listening to teach a buddy gave me by Andy Stanley last night called the Christian Life ... totally talked about this but it is talking about post salvation ... Romans 8:1 - NOW THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION for those who ARE IN CHRIST ... if you are in Christ your are in...
Now we see how God does make us acceptable to him. The Law and the Prophets tell how we become acceptable, and it isn't by obeying the Law of Moses. God treats everyone alike. He accepts people only because they have faith in Jesus Christ. All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory.
But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins. God sent Christ to be our sacrifice. Christ offered his life's blood, so that by faith in him we could come to God. And God did this to show that in the past he was right to be patient and forgive sinners. This also shows that God is right when he accepts people who have faith in Jesus.
God has been just pounding in my head the grace thing ... people do not understand it ... I do not understand it ... it is so foreign ... we are so performance oriented it is crazy ...
Missie and I invited some friends over for dinner ... and they brought up a teaching they just heard at riverview (http://www.eriv.net) about how we are freely saved by grace ... I did not hear the teaching but it blows me away because it does not sit right with people ...
Matt said ... which I think we all feel ... "He(Steve) is telling all these college kids all they have to do is have faith and they are good ... then they can go back a party and do whatever they want ..."
We are saying ... God you are freakin' crazy ... people are going to abuse you ... misuse you ...
I was listening to teach a buddy gave me by Andy Stanley last night called the Christian Life ... totally talked about this but it is talking about post salvation ... Romans 8:1 - NOW THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION for those who ARE IN CHRIST ... if you are in Christ your are in...
