What Was the Law Intended to Do?
A Response to Steve Kindle This post is part of our series, Discussing the Law in Scripture. It is written in response to Steve Kindle’s article The Law’s Inevitable Tension between Ideal and Reality. Steve makes a bold and faithful statement here in this article “As noted by scholars from Von Rad, Noth, to Bruggemann,…
Book Extract: I only preach a relational theology
This post is part of our ongoing discussion of the law in scripture. It is extracted from Finding Stability in Uncertain Times by Ron Higdon. Finding Stability in Uncertain Times, pp. 89-90 When Jesus was asked to give the greatest commandment in the Law, his reply essentially combined two Hebrew Scripture passages: “Love the Lord…
Book Extract: The Story of Moses, Exodus, and Sinai
This book extract is posted as part of our discussion on the law in scripture. It is extracted from Lee Wyatt’s book The Incredible Shrinking Gospel. Note: This section of the book is introduced as Jesus, as a child, hearing the stories of his people from Hebrew scripture. Freedom for God: The Story of Moses,…
Book Extract: Good Intentions
This book extract is posted as part of the discussion on the law in scripture. It is taken from The Jesus Manifesto: A Participatory Study Guide to the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus says, “I come, not to abolish, but to fulfill.” It seems hard to tell the difference. In either case, they are ended….
Book Extract: Paul and James on Salvation and the Law
This extract is from pages 62-63 of Alexander Stewart‘s book Perseverance and Salvation in the Areopagus Critical Christian Issues series. It is posted as part of the discussion on the law. It is an irony of history that the only place in the Bible where the battle-cry of the Protestant Reformation, “faith alone” (sola fide),…
Book Extract: Forgive as We Are Forgiven
The following is an extract from pages 34-35 of Ultimate Allegiance: The Subversive Nature of the Lord’s Prayer by Robert D. Cornwall. It is posted here as background for the ongoing discussion on the law in scripture. To start with Luke, the Greek word used here is hamartia. This is, in contrast to Matthew’s usage,…
Keeping the Law
This post was written by Pat Badstibner of World Prayr, editor/compiler of Energion title Walking in God’s Grace. It is a response to one of the posts linked in our online discussion on law in scripture. This is a response to Bob Cornwall’s post titled COVENANT RULES AND REGULATIONS – SERMON FOR LENT 3B (EXODUS…
Book Extract: The Antithesis of the Law
This post is an extract from the forthcoming book Justification by Faith by Dr. Edward W. H. Vick, which should be available late spring to early summer. It is posted as part of our Discussion on the Law. Thus if there is a way to be found to God it will be the antithesis of…
The Standard of the Law
This post is part of our discussion on the law. Bruce Epperly’s article on the lectionary for the third Sunday in Lent was cited as a related article. This is a response to Bruce Epperly post titled “The Adventurous Lectionary -The Third Sunday in Lent” found herehttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/livingaholyadventure/2021/02/adventurous-lectionary-the-third-sunday-in-lent-march-7-2021/ I want to thank Bruce for laboring over…