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,…
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…
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…
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…
This post is being reposted in response to my friends Alden Thompson and Elgin Hushbeck in the discussion on the law. Their posts to be found herehttps://www.energiondirect.com/2021/03/22/the-law-as-gospel/and herehttps://hushbeck.com/blog/2021/03/alden-thompson-and-the-law-as-gospel/ Both have addressed a significant area of contention with me, the issue of Christians neglecting the Law’s distinct purposes. While I believe they addressed the need for…
This book extract is posted in the series Discussing the Law in Scripture. See that page for a detailed directory of articles in this discussion. The initial article in that discussion is The Law as Gospel.
It appears that neither Israel, Luke, or the Revelator got it right (John anticipating it happening in his lifetime). Now some 2,000 years since the Jesus movement began, can we say that the church got it right? Steve Kindle, The Law’s Inevitable Tension between Ideal and Reality Steve’s post is included in our discussion of…
An excellent, thought-provoking article on the ways we refer to churches in various areas. Here’s a quote: Firstly, by drawing a hard and fast line between the church in the west/north/whatever and the rest of the world we undermine the catholicity of the faith. The church is one and whether you come from London, Lima…
An Extract from Holistic Spirituality: Life Transforming Wisdom from the Letter of James What we do matters! It matters to our brothers and sisters, and it matters to God. Many people, you see, believe that God is untouched by the world, existing in glorious perfection, unsulliedby the brokenness of life. James thinks otherwise: God hears…
A book extract from Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God? This beautiful aspect of God’s way with man can be summarized in the phrase: “grace before law.” Now that may sound strange to those of us who are accustomed to thinking of law assomething which condemns, something which must be followed by the good…
