You are browsing archives for
“Legalism” on the “right” side and “Lasciviousness” on the other side are both grace killers. So we need to highlight the warnings from Scripture for each. First the legalist: “Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, […]
Modern evangelical Christianity has at times lost its way when it comes to the role of “the law” in the life of the believer. Ask the average Christian their perspective on “the law” and they will most likely tell you that it “isn’t for us today” . . . “No law” for the Christian! To […]
It is easy to sympathize with those who regard theological debates such as this as mind numbing and unnecessary. Yet the importance of getting a correct definition for grace is highlighted by the fact that an entire book of the Bible – albeit a very short one – was written precisely for this purpose. Jude […]
Often a concept becomes clearer by what it is contrasted to. So let’s look at some examples: Debt: “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.” (Romans 4:4). The idea of wages again. You cannot be guaranteed favor of God by a contractual arrangement. The concept of earning […]