Tag Archives: Obedience

Saved from Sin …. And Sinning

Saved from Sin …. And Sinning
He will save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 Jesus came to save us from our sin. Francis Chan asks an interesting question. Are we looking to be saved from our sins – or only from the penalty of our sins? Jesus, in His grace and mercy, saves us from both. While we were still sinners, Christ died…
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Uzza: The Inadequacy of Man’s Strength

Uzza: The Inadequacy of Man’s Strength
The Hebrew word Uzza is similar to our word, strength, and is used in the human sense of strength. There are several Biblical characters with that name, with Uzza the Levite being the most well-known. His story has often left me a little uncomfortable with what to think. Uzza was moving the ark of God,…
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Rejection of God’s commands: the place of traditions in following God

Rejection of God’s commands: the place of traditions in following God
And He said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! Mark 7:9 We looked at creating fences last week, but there are other ways we substitute our own ideas for God’s. That passage above continues: For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever reviles…
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Whose Fence?

Whose Fence?
And He said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!  Mark 7:9 The Pharisees were known for their righteous rule keeping. In fact, they had made more rules than God. They had decided what righteousness looks like and it was different than what God had…
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