SERMONS & LESSONS
VISIONS
Adding the Mosaic Law to the Sufficiency of Christ
Merriam-Webster's definition of 'Justify' is 1 a : to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable b (1) : to show to have had a sufficient legal reason (2) : to qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property 2 a archaic : to administer justice to b archaic : ABSOLVE c : to judge, regard, or treat as righteous and worthy of salvation 3 a : to space (as lines of text) so that the lines come out even at the margin b : to make even by justifying 〈justified margins〉 verb intransitive 1 a : to show a [...]
New Covenant or Is It Renewed?
Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah The Hebrew Roots Movement often refer to this verse to explain how the new covenant that Jesus offers (Luke 22:20) is "renewed" based off of the Hebrew word for "new" used here. 2543 חָדָשׁ (ḥā·ḏāš): adj.; ≡ Str 2319; TWOT 613a—1. LN 58.70–58.75 new, i.e., pertaining to that which is recent, new, not old 1 Strong’s Hebrew #2319 2319. חָדָשׁ chadash (294a); from 2318; new:—new(47), New(2), new thing(1), new things(2), something new(1). We see in the Dictionary of Biblical Languages with [...]
Works of the Law
In understanding the covenants, the role of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, and the life of the Christian, God helps us to understand through His Holy Word the workings of the Mosaic Law. It is the tendency of people to add their own understanding to make the Word of God more palatable or easier to accept, or worse yet, to make it fit their own established doctrine and belief system. This is also true of understanding, to the best of our limited human capacity, the workings of the Law. When we take our stand on the Word of God and not man's understanding and allow His Holy Spirit to [...]