“Flea From Weak And Miserable Principles!”
“Flea From Weak And Miserable Principles!”(Gal.4:8-11).There is a sense in which we give in to Pharisaic legalism as a means of salvation. Legalistic trust in rituals, moral achievements, good works, etc, as a means of salvation is a relapse into paganism.Paul worried about the Galatian Christians, noting, “Formerly, when you did not know God, you […]
“In God’s Time!”
“In God’s Time!”(Jn.9:1-17).Today’s text is about the Lord Jesus healing a man born blind. While there is so much to be gleaned from the text that can be more rewarding, I prefer we limit ourselves to the Sabbath debacle between the Lord Jesus Christ and the Pharisees since it is this controversy that is central […]
“Do The Needful That Is Lawful!”
“Do The Needful That Is Lawful!”(Lk.14:1-6).“What manner of Man is Jesus…?” He goes where today we his followers declare as “no go” zones. On a Sabbath he choses to go and eat in the house of “a prominent Pharisee,” where “he was being carefully watched.”We are told that “there in front of him was a […]
“Maintain The Spirit Of The Law!”
“Maintain The Spirit Of The Law!”(Lk.13:10-17).Last Friday I hired somebody to split wood for me. I told him the work was urgent. He told me that since the work is urgent, he’ll work even on Sunday. I didn’t refuse. Rather, I told him that he could work on Sunday from midday – time by which […]
“The Sabbath: A Sign Between Us!”
“The Sabbath: A Sign Between Us!”(Ez.20:8b-13a).“I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, for the man who obeys them will live by them. Also I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between us, so they would know that I the LORD made them holy. Yet the people…rebelled against me…They did […]