Tag: The Law
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Romans: The Absolutely Crucial “All”
The Absolutely Crucial “All” Romans 3:22-31 “There is no distinction; since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they (all) are justified by his grace (Romans 3:22-24). The statement in verse 23 that all, both Jews and Gentiles, have sinned is embedded right in the middle of his treatment of righteousness…
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Galatians: Gospels in Conflict, The Centrality of the Cross, part 14b
The Centrality of the Cross Galatians 6:14-18 Yet the image of the Cross was at the center of Paul’s life and thought. In no more conclusive way could Paul express the centrality of the cross in his thinking than by exalting it as the sole object of his boasting. For him it is the key…
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Galatians: Gospels in Conflict, The Object of Paul’s Boasting part 14a
The Object of Paul’s Boasting Galatians 6:11-18 Far be it for me to glory (boast) except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Galatians 6:14 The letter to the Galatians is undoubtedly Paul’s most emotional piece of writing. In it…
Pastor Lester Bentley 