Text Today – Slave of Righteousness

Byhenry July 22, 2010

So now that you have been freed from sin, you have become enslaved to righteousness. — Romans 6:18 (my translation)

Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living. — Romans 6:18 (NLT)

And yet there are those who think Paul taught easy believism!

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Thoughts on James 2
Byhenry February 3, 2018
Our Sunday School lesson, which I’m not teaching this week, is from James, focusing on chapter 2. I’m not teaching, but in studying, I looked at a book I publish, Holistic Spirituality: Life Transforming Wisdom from the Letter of James. Bruce Epperly makes a number of important comments. I’m going to do a bit of…
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On Interpreting Hebrews 6:1-8
Byhenry December 18, 2013
David Allen has an excellent series of posts on this passage (HT: David Alan Black), which I think is the key to the entire book. I am, of course, especially impressed with the fact that much of what he says is compatible with the way I believe the passage should be interpreted! Agree or disagree,…
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Tonight in Romans
Byhenry June 6, 2018
This evening, at 6 pm at Chumuckla Community Church, we continue the study of Romans, just starting chapter 2. Here’s a quote from some of my reading today: The Gospel is not just a matter for the mind, a message that must be understood. It is a way of being in the world that must be lived….
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Psalm 119:149 – Mercy and Life
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We receive mercy so we can live and also show mercy to others. Mercy is not a limited commodity. God has as much of it as is needed.
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Approach the Throne of Grace with Confidence
Byhenry June 1, 2013
I like the term confidence; many prefer boldness. Boldness is an interesting concept in Christianity. I’m taking my title from Hebrews 4:16, and in fact most of my thoughts here are based on the book of Hebrews. I first encountered the claim of boldness when I was quite young, and I heard a taped sermon…
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An Alternative Outline for 1 Corinthians
Byhenry July 20, 2006
I found an outline and notes for 1 Corinthinas 12-14 that I wrote back in 2001. Now I have also been working with Gordon Fee’s commentary on 1 Corinthians, and he uses an outline based on the questions that Paul received in the letter to him from the Corinthians. I think his is a valid…
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