Because God had fulfilled one of his promises to Abraham by making his descendants a great nation, the next announcement of the Covenant of Grace contained laws that were necessary for the life of the nation of Israel. In God’s sealing of this covenant with Moses and the people in Exodus 24:1-11, we discover that the law cannot put us in a right relationship with God, but it can guide us into the best life possible.
With so much insistence in Galatians on our being right before God through faith in Christ and not by the works of the law,...
If we invest in making disciples, our lives become bound up with theirs to die and live together.
In three related episodes, Jesus demonstrated his authority to forgive our sins.