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GALATIANS 5:16–18 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish (Galatians 5:17 nkjv). The fierce struggle between the flesh and the spirit in the Bible is not to be understood as some … Continue reading “THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT”

ROMANS 6:8–14 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:10–11). Christ did not die for Himself. Neither was He raised from the dead merely for … Continue reading “SHARING IN THE LIFE OF CHRIST”

ROMANS 6:15–18 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted (Romans 6:17). It is interesting to see the real act of charity in this verse. Paul does not know by name the people he is addressing, and … Continue reading “WHO SHALL BE OUR MASTER?”

ROMANS 6:19–23 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:22–23). As Romans … Continue reading “HOLINESS AND ETERNAL LIFE”

MARK 8:22–26 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?” He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.” Once more Jesus put his … Continue reading “GROWING IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE”

MATTHEW 27:32–54 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:45–46). Whenever God made the covenant with His people, He expressed to them … Continue reading “A COVENANT WITH HIS PEOPLE”

ISAIAH 53 He will see the result of the suffering of his soul and be satisfied (Isaiah 53:11). The question of whether Christ died for all humanity or only for His own people has often been controversial in the church. The major debate occurred in the early fifth century between the followers of Augustine and … Continue reading “FOR WHOM DID JESUS DIE?”

ROMANS 6:1–7 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life (Romans 6:4). During the Reformation, the great fear of the Roman Catholic Church was that Luther’s doctrine of justification … Continue reading “TRUE FAITH YIELDS HOLINESS”

MATTHEW 6:9–14 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors (Matthew 6:12). Last Friday we saw that sin has three dimensions or aspects that are dealt with in Christ’s atoning work. Sin involves debt, crime, and an estrangement between the persons of God and man. Today we want to focus on the … Continue reading “MAN’S INDEBTEDNESS TO GOD”

ROMANS 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood (Romans 3:25 kjv). Have you ever wondered about these long, hard words that are found in the Bible: expiation and propitiation? Both of these words are important for an understanding of the atoning work of Jesus; but what do … Continue reading “WHEN GOD IS SATISFIED”