Galatians 3 and 4 in Fifteen minutes
I was able to preach this past weekend at a UCC church. I talked about the freedom of the Gospel, which is also free!
If, Then Conditional Confusion and Legalism
If you love me, you’ll obey my commands. – John 14:15 I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this from the non-legalistic point of view. Forever people have read this – I have read this – like "If you love me, then you will do what I say so go figure out what I…
Faith and Authority from Keith Hueftle's book on Grace
From The Trouble With Grace by Keith Hueftle Under orders, and with confidence in the person’s authority giving the orders, you might expect to do such a bizarre, inane thing. But this is not a call to presumption. Jesus is not asking to work up a so-called “faith” – self-generated – in order to make…
Struggle Sources
We do not struggle against flesh and blood…
Work It
Ephesians 2 gives a great balance to some order that a lot of people have screwed up. Ephesians 2:8-10 ESV For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we…
