Did Jesus abolish the law? Wednesday 05/28/14 Topic: Did Jesus Abolish the Law? – a look at Eph. 2:11-17 Tonight Mark & Dave started to cover verses 15 & 16 in Ephesians 2. These are very important verses in that they are widely misunderstood. These verses if left to stand alone leave the impression that the law in it’s entirety has been completely destroyed and removed from any relation to the believer….and yet, Paul uses direct quotes from the Old Testament at least 107 times in his letters, using the Old Testament scriptures as the basis for New Covenant theology and […]
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Is the Law fulfilled FOR us or IN us? (The Believer’s relationship to the Law)
This is a topic which has taken on a life of its own in recent years. Paul addresses the relationship between the believer and the Law throughout his writings and yet may are still confused about where the New Testament comes down on the subject. It is a fact, that most people do not take the time to study the Bible but instead tend to gravitate towards things they have heard someone else say is in the Word. This inevitably leads to partial or total misquotations. In addition to this, many develop a theology based upon subjective experiences, rationalizations developed […]
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Grace, The Law & Tithing V
Podcast: Download (24.2MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Grace, The Law & Tithing V New Covenant Tithing & Alms Giving I.mp3 (This Audio file has been heavily edited due to background noise. Trust me – this is actually better.) We are nearing the end of our series on Grace, the law and tithing. This week we spent a lot of time in review this week and went a little deeper concerning some topics previously covered. The most important point I want to mention here was that even though it was within the sphere of God’s power to simply kept the famine in […]
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Grace, The Law & Tithing IV
Podcast: Download (40.1MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Grace, The Law & Tithing IV Tithing, Firstfruits, Offerings & Alms .mp3 Overview: Tonight we continued to pursue a biblical understanding of tithing so we can see if and how it may apply to the New Covenant by recognizing it when we see Paul touch on the subject. We spent some time defining and describing the following: Tithe The Tribe of Levi and the Priesthood Firstfruits Offerings Alms giving The common misunderstanding of II Cor. 9. As for the Levitical tribe we used a diagram which we found in a book called, […]
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Podcast: Download (44.7MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Grace, The Law & Tithing III The History and Purpose of Tithing.mp3 This week we are looking at the history and purpose of tithing. The points we covered in this lesson are: Tithing predated the law in Abraham under the covenant of promise by faith. Tithing is an issue of stewardship of God’s resources. Tithing is a form of worship and honor to God for those He has given to the Body as Gifts. This session went a off topic several times, but the overall goals were basically addressed. We spent […]
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