The Law – Part Five – Christ is Supreme
In the last post we attempted to put some definition around the New Testament law. We are now brought to the climax of the law, which is the person of Jesus Christ. As we have seen in these last installments, God’s requirement of mankind in the New Testament, far from being minimized, is actually filledMore →
The Law – Part Four – The New Testament Law
In the last post, we discussed how a proper understanding of God’s law affects our evangelism and saw that our evangelism is a strong indicator of our theology and also has serious implications for the future vitality of the church itself. As we have discussed the New Testament law in this series, we have madeMore →
The Law – Part Three – Evangelism
In the last post in this series we discussed the issue of genuine repentance. At this point we must discuss a related topic which is the issue of evangelism, so let’s take a moment and examine evangelism in light of the New Testament law. Evangelism is always a critical indicator of what our practical theologyMore →
The Law – Part Two – Defining Repentance
In the first post in this series, we introduced the idea of the law in the New Testament by referring to Jesus’ statements in the Sermon on the Mount. Now that we are considering that the law was not discarded by Jesus but rather fulfilled so that God might accomplish through the law that whichMore →
The Law – Part One – Introduction
Do not think that I have come to do away with or undo the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with or undo but to complete and fulfill them. – Matthew 5:17 (AMP) I was reading through a message by John G. Lake on the question of Sunday or SaturdayMore →