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A Middle Ground approach to The Law of Moses

Justin Taylor does gives a good summary how the New Covenant is actually a different covenant (and a better covenant – (Heb. 7:22) and a superior covenat (Heb. 8:) than the Old Covenant while maintaining God’s unity of purpose across the covenants.  Since the New Covenant is made with a reconstituted covenant people (Matthew 21:33-43, Romans 9-11) that involves a new order(Hebrews 9:10), and a new set of governing laws and principles.  The establishment of the New Covenant has made the Old Covenant with its stipulations obsolete (2 Corinthians 3:14, Hebrews 8:13, 9:1, etc.). It a middle ground approach (neither Covenantal or Dispensational) that

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A Good Test Case for Your Understanding of Law and Gospel

A Good Test Case for Your Understanding of Law and Gospel: “Can you explain how each of these declarations in 1 Corinthians 9:20-21 are true and simultaneously coherent? Paul was not under the law. For evangelistic purposes Paul at times functioned as one under the law. Paul was not outside the law. For evangelistic purposes Paul at times functioned as outside the law. Paul was under the law of Christ. Paul never acted outside the law of Christ. One observation which runs contrary to a lot of approaches to Pauline theology: in none of these does “law” refer to a

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Law and Grace

‘Ask Phillip’ – ‘If we’re not under law, why still read the 10 commandments in church?’ from Audio Advice on Vimeo.Phillip Jensen is often asked questions. This is one forum where he answers them. For more from Phillip, go to www.phillipjensen.com. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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The Five Illegal Uses of God’s Law

The Five Illegal Uses of God’s Law: ” by Pastor Wolfmueller The Apostle Paul once said to young pastor Timothy, “Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully” (1 Timothy 1:8). This statement written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, warns us that when it comes to the preaching and use of God’s law that there are lawful and unlawful, legal and illegal uses of God’s Holy Law. Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller of Hope Lutheran Church in Aurora, Colorado has written a wonderful article on the Illegal uses of God’s Law that I am reproducing

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The Christian and the Law

The Christian and the Law: by Tim Etherington This is a great little post explaining a 50000 foot level view of the role of the law in the Christian life. Enjoy. Tim says:Recently I taught on Colossians 2:16-17 and we talked about the relationship between the Christian and the law. What I wanted to do was to point out that the issue of the Sabbath is important and is handled in different ways by Bible believing Christians. For me that opened the question of how we understand the relationship between the Christian and the Law. I decided to do some

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Rightly Dividing the Word: Law & Gospel

Here is an important transcription of “Rightly Dividing the Word: Law and Gospel” – a broadcast of the White Horse Inn radio program that originally aired on May 22, 2005.  The White Horse Inn exists to equip Christians to “know what you believe and why you believe it.” For more information about the White Horse Inn, please visit www.whitehorseinn.org or call (800) 890-7556.” Rightly Dividing the Word of God: Law and Gospel see also www.disciplemaking.net

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Machen On The Law And The Gospel

Machen On The Law And The Gospel by Tullian TchividjianAs I continue to work through a proper Biblical understanding of the relationship between God’s Law and God’s Gospel, I found this quote from J. Gresham Machen, taken from his book What is Faith? (1925), very helpful: A new and more powerful proclamation of law is perhaps the most pressing need of the hour; men would have little difficulty with the gospel if they had only learned the lesson of the law. As it is, they are turning aside from the Christian pathway; they are turning to the village of Morality,

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Glenn Leatherman

I am first of all a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ. I affirm Evangelical Christian beliefs as well as  Gospel driven in philosophy of ministry. I am married to Ann and am raising 2 wonderful boys – Jonathan and Andrew. My purpose is to build disciplemaking disciples that are becoming fishers of men in fully displaying of God’s Glory in all things. Learn more

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