FREEDOM
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Daily Readings: Hebrews 8-9 and Psalm 14 10 This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord.I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts.I will be their God, and they will be my people. With these words, quoted from Jeremiah 31:33, the author of
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Daily Readings: Titus 1-2 and Psalm 8 The Letter to Titus is another product of Paul’s imprisonment in Rome. Titus had been assigned by Paul to pastor and teach the fledgling Church on the island of Crete, and to appoint elders who would provide long-term oversight and leadership to the Church there. It seems that
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Daily Readings: Galatians 5 and Psalm 136 13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh … 16 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and
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Daily Readings: Galatians 4 and Psalm 135 Galatians 4 is focussed on the contrast between the past and present of its readers. In the past, those who were Jews had been subject to the Law, which acted like a “guardian” to show them the way to live. But they had been motivated by their fear
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Daily Readings: Galatians 2 and Psalm 133 In today’s chapter, Galatians 2, we come across one of the most central descriptions of the Christian life: 16 … (We) know that a person is not justified by the works of the Law, but by faith in Jesus Christ… 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I
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Daily Readings: Galatians 1 and Psalm 132 The letter to the Galatians is one of the oldest New Testament Books. Paul had visited the region of Galatia on his first missionary journey in about 46-48AD (see Acts 13-14) and probably wrote this follow-up letter during the period immediately after that, in around 50AD (see Acts
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 8 and Psalm 119:17-32 In 1 Corinthians 8 Paul dealt with a controversial issue for Christians living in a majority pagan population who worshiped at the temples of the many Greek gods. To provide context: A portion of the meat of every animal sacrificed at a pagan temple belonged to the
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Daily Readings: Romans 14 and Psalm 110 Are our disagreements loving, or do we just love disagreements? Romans 14 addresses the unloving way in which some early Christians in Rome were allowing “disputable matters” to cause division among themselves. God’s Word remains clear on many, many matters, but it seems that each generation finds points
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Daily Readings: Romans 8 and Psalm 104 What astounding news! Romans 7 painted the bleak picture of us trying desperately to please God and to be right with Him by obeying His law, but being so caught up in sin’s power that we simply could not. Our situation was absolutely desperate and our only hope
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Daily Readings: Romans 6 and Psalm 102 In Romans 6 Paul addresses questions that might be raised about the place of sin in a believer’s life. Using two main images, Paul makes his point: Sin should never be willingly entertained or warmly welcomed in the life of a believer; it should be strongly rejected and
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