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We often believe that we must qualify ourselves to receive God's blessings. We think we must resolve our personal issues and confess every sin before we can ask for healing. We treat God's power as a...
The law tells you what to do. Grace tells you what has been done. One system demands from you. The other supplies for you. And the Bible is very clear about which one you live under today. Most Christ...
Most people define grace as "unmerited favor." That is not wrong. But it is incomplete, like a tourist who visits Rome, sees a single fountain, and calls it the whole city. The Greek word behind "grac...
God finished all His work, looked at everything He had made, and then did something unexpected. He rested. He did not rest because He was tired. He rested because everything was complete. That single...
We constantly attempt to manufacture our own goodness. We try to present our best selves to the world through intense personal effort. The text of the Bible compares the church to the moon. In literal...
When Israel entered a place called Rephidim, meaning "resting places," Amalek came and attacked (Exodus 17:8). The name Amalek comes from a root word amal עמל meaning toil, weariness, painful labor. T...
Ever notice how a clenched fist can't receive anything?That's the difference between Law and Grace. For centuries, we've argued about the Gospel's center: Is it God working, or us? But the answer shap...
Most people hear Jesus say, "narrow is the way which leads to life" and imagine a tiny, exclusive path into heaven.But that's not what Jesus was talking about. He wasn't speaking of eternity.He was sp...
