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 […]
Law
Friday night think tank notes
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Covenants, Churches, Commitments
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Obedience in Mediocrity vs. Sacrifice in Action
Hosea 6:6 NET 6 For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice; I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings. I’ve been learning this in an unhappily repetitive way lately. It’s come in the form of eager children and eager adults. People tend to really like to please you or really […]
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You Say That To All The Deities
Hosea 2:11 I will put an end to all her celebration: her annual religious festivals, monthly new moon celebrations, and weekly Sabbath festivities – all her appointed festivals. Look at what is on this list–It’s all of the religious things that Israel was doing! Somebody might say, “Wait, didn’t God ask them to do all of these religious things?” […]
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Righteousness and Rightness from God
Romans 3:21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it The model of rightness, of what people aught to be, was shown through the Law. It WASN’T the Law, but it was shown through the Law. It was never intended […]