Our Security in Christ
In our Grace – Obedience – Fellowship discussions, we are often told that without those in Christ being continuously cleansed of sin (even as they sin) we can have no real sense of security in Him. It goes something like…
Category: Grace
A Christian and God’s Grace
I suspect that most readers of this blog have heard the age-old question: “How many legs does a dog have?” The obvious answer is “four” – unless one calls the tail a leg – then the answer would be five…
In Taking Away the Law, Did Jesus Take Away All Law?
We are hearing a lot lately about how we, living under the dispensation of Christ, are under grace and not under law. The implication being that Jesus died to free us from law – period – not merely the Mosaic…
A New Kind of Self-abasement
In the second chapter of Colossians, the Apostle Paul twice refers to those who had a “voluntary” (KJV) or a “false” (NKJV) humility. The NASV and ESV, respectively, translate it “self-abasement” and “asceticism.” He, most likely, was referring to the…
Spiritual Tunnel Vision
Peter warns that those who lack the “Christian Graces” of 2 Peter 1 are “blind and cannot see afar off.” (Verse. 9). The phrase “cannot see afar off” is from the Gr. muopazo, from which we get the medical…