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The Cleansing of the Temple …for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me (Psalm 69:9). Jesus entered the city and went up to the temple. It was Passover, the biggest … Continue reading
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You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature… (Galatians 5:13). Paul has been hammering us with the fact that you can’t earn your salvation; it is the gift of … Continue reading
Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished (Galatians 5:11). The cross represented humiliation and failure and death. For the Romans, it … Continue reading
Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? (Galatians 5:11) Good point. Paul was fighting against his culture, and it was fighting back. Nothing much has changed. Beloved, if we are men and … Continue reading
I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty (Galatians 5:10). When I think of all the people … Continue reading
A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough (Galatians 5:9). Remember the I Love Lucy episode where Lucy decided to bake her own bread? You don’t? Friend, you need to spend a little quality time researching that! Anyway, … Continue reading
That kind of persuasion does not come from the One who calls you (Galatians 5:8). Here’s a good rule of thumb: if it doesn’t glorify God, it isn’t from God. Simple enough, ya? So when those “I’m not enough. I … Continue reading
You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? (Galatians 5:7) Good question, Beloved. Time for just a tad of self-analysis today. Those thoughts that tell you you’re not good enough, … Continue reading
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love (Galatians 5:6). Love…an expression of faith. I like it. When you are trying to justify yourself through works … Continue reading
But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope (Galatians 5:5). One day the weakness the sinfulness the foolishness the laziness the blindness the fleshiness will be gone “poof” like that. The Son will … Continue reading