The 10 Commitments
You’ve heard the old clichés: “Aim at nothing; you’ll likely hit it.” Or “If you aim at the sun, you have a good chance of at least hitting the moon.” But the fact that they’re clichés doesn’t mean they aren’t...
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The Work of the Law
As a child, I remember asking my mother what happened to people who died before Christ went to the cross. In my youth, I couldn’t have imagined what a difficult question I was asking! And, as an adult, one of...
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The Fulfilling of the Law
Having taught the great doctrines of salvation—universal sin (Rom. 1-3a), justification by faith (Rom. 3b-5:), sanctification in love (Rom. 6-8), and glorification in hope (Rom. 9-11)—Paul now goes on to teach how to live this new life. Chapter 12 focuses on...
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The Deeds of the Law
I am not sure where the idea of community service as a form of punishment came from, but I know the concept is as old as breaking the law itself. It fits right in with human nature. You broke the...
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The Curse of the Law
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree (Gal. 3:13). In his epistle to the Galatian Christians, Paul was concerned...
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The End of the Law
In Romans 10:4, Paul makes a statement that is essential to our understanding of the Law. Without understanding the point of this verse, we will misunderstand the Law in general and the relationship of the believer to it today in...
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The Use of “Law” in Romans
Whe law of God commands us to do what we cannot do in ourselves, condones nothing of our failure, commends itself to our conscience, but condemns us before God. O praise Him for His matchless grace! One cannot travel far along...
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Why Pray When I Can Worry?
If God knows everything before we ask, what is the point of praying? Surely He isn’t waiting for us to inform Him of the need. The title for this editorial is more clever than any I could come up with. It...
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