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Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Have you ever heard someone say something like "the Old Testament is just a bunch of rules and rituals"? Or that "the Old Testament is full of legalism, but the New Testament is full of grace." It's not uncommon for Christians to speak negatively about the Old Testament, especially about the Law, as legalistic rules (even if most wouldn't go as far as Andy Stanley and say we need to unhitch ourselves from the Old Testament - for more of my thoughts on Andy's comments see here on a patron only podcast).
If we're going to have a healthy and accurate theology of the Law, we need to listen closely to the apostle Paul.
In Romans 7, the apostle Paul explores what's wrong with the Old Testament Law (aka. the Torah)... and it's not the Law itself. He does say the Law led to sinning and even led to death. But he also says the Law is holy, righteous, and good.
How can both of those be the case? Well, Paul says, that's because the Law said what was right but was unable to enable fallen people to do right. The Law was actually a victim the insidiousness of sin! Which leads us to a deeper appreciation of how bad we are and how loved we are at one and that same time!
Listen to this episode for all the details!
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Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
In Romans 7, the apostle Paul begins to explain why the Old Testament Law (the Torah) is no longer in charge of God's people. In this episode, we explore Romans 7:1-6, which is the second part of Paul's answer to the question of why shouldn't we sin because we're not under the Law but under grace.
Paul believed that the Law got tangled up with sin and led to death (this isn't because the Law is bad ... Paul will explain that in the following paragraphs) because it was working with people who were in the flesh not in the Spirit. The contrast between flesh and Spirit is central to this section and to Paul's thinking on living the Christian life. He believes the Spirit is now the way God governs His people and the Spirit actually enables us to live the kind of life which God desires for us and which the Law wished to give but couldn't.
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Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
In Romans 6:15-23, Paul is helping us further understand why no longer living in sin is the only real option for us. God's grace doesn't only free us from the penalty of sin; it also frees us from the power of sin! That means we can actually obey God now. And that is super good news, because sin is poison and leads to death but righteousness leads to life ... real, lasting, eternal life!
So once again, we need to examine how our life is arranged. Is it arranged so that sin has sway? Or is it arranged so that righteousness calls the shots? If the latter is the case, Paul says that will lead to "sanctification." Sanctification in this instance refers to the process of becoming holy. In other words, if we arrange our life to listen to God and remove things that give sin a voice in our life, then increasingly we will become holy like Jesus.
So how is your life arranged unto God?
- Are you learning and listening to His word?
- Do you use both planned prayer times and spontaneous prayer throughout the day?
- Do you have fellow believers who have the freedom to speak truth into your life?
Practices such as those are means of presenting ourself to God, so that we can live our our new identity in Christ.
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Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Since you are dead to sin, you need to live like it!
Paul's treatment is very balanced in Romans 6. He assures us that we've died to sin - that's the truth about us. But even though that's true and we're dead to sin, sin is not dead. So we have to intentionally rearrange our life to live out the freedom we've been given. In Romans 6:12-14, Paul gives very concrete plan for how to do that.
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Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Romans 6:1-11 is one of the most powerful passages for understanding who you are and for living your Christian life. It explains why you don't have to sin anymore and the first step to living out the new freedom you have in Christ.
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Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
On this episode, we're beginning a new series through Romans 6-8. This section of the Bible teaches truths that are incredibly powerful for dealing with temptation and living the Christian life but are so often overlooked. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! And don't forget to share the Bible in Life with your friends.
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Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
In the 1 year birthday episode, I reflect on the past year. I offer stats to explain why online resources are a necessary part of making disciples today and share my heart for this podcast and online Bible teaching ministry.
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Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
What about hell? What does the Bible teach about that? Is hell just?
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Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
There are things that happen in life that are just heavy. But ... the weight of the glory to come is much heavier. The heaviness of life doesn't even compare to the weight of glory. And thus, we can live not lose heart!
In response to this episode, I'd encourage you to memorize 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.
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Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Continuing to look at what our hope in Christ consists of, this episode explores the most important element of our hope, the thing without which our hope really wouldn't be good. John looks at Philippians 1, 2 Corinthians 5, several Psalms, revelation 21 all to show that our hope will be our hearts deepest longing satisfied once and for all!
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