“FROM UNDER LAW TO UNDER GRACE” Part 1

“FROM UNDER LAW TO UNDER GRACE” Part 1

The influential and articulate English jurist, William Blackstone, defined law as “a rule of action.”  In his Commentaries on the Law of England, Blackstone made distinctions among the law of nature, divine or revealed law, and municipal law, depending on the...
“The Renewing of Your Mind” Part IV: The Charge

“The Renewing of Your Mind” Part IV: The Charge

Part IV: The Charge Scripture makes it clear that every person born of the Holy Spirit has the victory over sin and death because of the sacrificial life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, our Savior and Lord. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are...
“The Renewing of Your Mind” Part III The Rewards

“The Renewing of Your Mind” Part III The Rewards

Part III: The Rewards The first step in “the renewing of your mind” is being “born again,” or born of the Holy Spirit. When we acknowledge that we have sinned and “come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23) we must make a decision whether we will believe the truth...
“The Renewing of Your Mind” Part II: The Victory

“The Renewing of Your Mind” Part II: The Victory

Part II: The Victory Central to Christianity is the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. By His birth, God became incarnate, but by His death and resurrection, Jesus atoned for our sins and proved His deity. In His glorified incarnate body Jesus now sits as one with...
“The Renewing of Your Mind” Part I: The Battle

“The Renewing of Your Mind” Part I: The Battle

Part 1: The Battle A goal for every believer is to be conformed into the image of Jesus, the Christ. “For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren” (Romans 8:29). Jesus...