Category Archives: Law
Zachaeus vs. The Rich Young Ruler
Zacchaeus Luke 19:1-9 The Rich Young Ruler Luke 18:18-25 He wanted to see Jesus He wanted to question Jesus He acknowledged his wrongdoing. He was perfect since he kept the law from his youth. He was willing to make restitutionto … Continue reading
Two Kinds of Righteousness
Jesus put an end to the Jewish idea that one could be brought into a right relationship with God by observing the law. Jesus offers both Jews and Gentiles one way of becoming reconciled to himself. That way is through faith in Jesus Christ. Continue reading
Does Eternal Life Depend on Commandment-Keeping?
The notion that one must be obedient to commandments so that we can enter eternal life suggests that one can attain eternal life by commandment-keeping (works). Continue reading
How Does Faith in Christ Establish the Law?
What is Paul saying in Romans 3:27-31? Is he calling Christians to keep the law while contending that no flesh is justified by the works of the same law? Continue reading
Human Ability or The Work of Christ?
In this message taken from Romans 7:14-25, we examine for a second time how Paul refutes any notion of human ability. We find in this passage that Paul uses himself as paradigm for all unregenerate Jews who were under the … Continue reading
Christ Freed Us from the Law that we may be Joined to Him
So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. 5 For … Continue reading
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