For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death. But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of…
Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. 1 Corinthians 13:8 NASB Gifts of prophecy – Read this verse in a few other translations. You will immediately notice that the NASB adds…
knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; Romans 6:6 NASB Done away – So when did you stop sinning? Weren’t you symbolically crucified with the Messiah? Doesn’t that mean that…
The last enemy that will be abolished is death. 1 Corinthians 15:26 NASB Will be abolished is – If you read this verses in the NASB, it appears that Paul projects the destruction of death into the future. At some unspecified time, death will finally be overcome. It will be abolished. But the verb, katargeo,…
Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law. Romans 3:31 NASB Nullify/Establish – What in the world is Paul talking about? Isn’t faith independent of the Law? Doesn’t the Law simply lead us to faith? Don’t all those rules and regulations merely point out…
