Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what law? The law of works? No, but by the law of faith. Romans 3:27 ESV Law – It is so unfortunate that Paul uses a word (nomos) that has become so stripped of its original complexity that we now think of its meaning basically…
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Romans 6:15 NASB What then? – “Questions of faith are not philosophical, sociological or psychological; they are intensely personal. Everyone has to find his or her own way of dealing with them. The point at which a…
For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law, but under grace. Romans 6:14 NASB Not under law – How often we hear this verse as a proof text that the Torah has been set aside and no longer applies to Christian believers! Many scholars make the claim. “[Believers] must…
Of old I have known from Your testimonies that You have founded them forever. Psalm 119:152 NASB Founded – Why don’t you pick up your Bible and read this verse? KJV, ESV, RSV and NKJV retain “testimonies.” NLT uses “laws.” NIV translates “statutes.” Since the psalmist claims that these are established forever, it would be…
But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? James 2:20 NASB You foolish fellow – Oswald Chambers’ devotional for October 28 makes an astounding statement. “I am not saved by believing; I realize that I am saved by believing. It is not repentance that saves me, repentance is…
For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it. James 2:10 ESV Rodney Baker has contributed several TW’s on Religion while I am in South Africa. Whole – This is a favourite proof text for those who would claim that the Law is no longer applicable…
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. James 1:25 ESV Looks – To look into the perfect law of liberty. Twice in his letter, James refers to the nomos eleutherias….
A little leaven leavens the whole lump. Galatians 5:9 ESV Leaven – When the Greek word zyme is used in Matthew 16:6 or 1 Corinthians 5:6, no one has any doubt about the application of the proverbial saying to the context. In both cases, the metaphor of leaven means some small thing that is introduced…
I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; which is not really another, only there are some who are disturbing you, and want to distort the gospel of Christ. Galatians 1:6-7 Gospel – What if we have it all wrong? What…
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am gentle and lowly of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 ESV Yoke – Yesterday we connected Paul’s idea of “bond” with Yeshua’s statement about “yoke.” “Freedom comes in chains,” we said. When Yeshua invites us to take His…
