A big theme throughout Galatians is that we are no longer under subjugation to The Law. This meant that Galatian believers were not to be subjected to the rituals and ceremonies of Judaism. It also meant that people were not to be excluded from belonging and fellowship on that basis. So, an important application from… Continue reading The danger of legalism
Category: Discipleship
Brothers and sisters -changing the story
The other week, we had a discussion in our life group about how we relate together as brothers and sisters in the church. It was a practical application of some of the things we’ve been learning about from Galatians 3:28. In advance, I threw the question out to social media to see what kinds of… Continue reading Brothers and sisters -changing the story
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Legalism – Small Group discussion
Here’s a study/discussion I put together. There are some scenarios for you to work through at the end to help you think through some practical implications. Some may seem a bit far fetched, though they are all probably more realistic than we might wish. Each will help us to think through a practical example of… Continue reading Legalism – Small Group discussion
Church and class
If we are all one in Christ Jesus, then this should mean a break down of all the social barriers in society when we come together as God’s people. We often focus on race and gender issues but also significant in churches is the matter of class. When we look at Galatians 3:28-29, we see… Continue reading Church and class
Divine Interruptions
Jonathan Thomas’ book “Intentional Interruptions” focuses on those smaller interruptions of day to day life and how God can use them. However, this got me thinking of the ways in which God can use the bigger events in life to force us to hit pause on our own plans and agendas and pay attention to… Continue reading Divine Interruptions
Held secure
I chose quite the day for my first ever Test Cricket game. The last time I watched live cricket as opposed to following scores on the BBC and catching snatches of games on the telly was back in the early days of 20/20 when a few of us went to see Kent after work. This… Continue reading Held secure
Is Racism a Gospel issue?
This issue became controversial following the death of George Floyd and the resulting #BlackLivesMatter protests. Quite a few churches sought to take the issue of racism and prejudice seriously with pastors publicly repenting from sin. Significant thought leaders such as Tim Keller had been arguing for some time that racism is a gospel issue. Whilst,… Continue reading Is Racism a Gospel issue?
Sour ice cream
Last year we were attending a major event and I decided to buy an ice cream from one of the vendors. As soon as I licked it, I knew something wasn’t right. It wasn’t outright disgusting yet but the milk was on the turn. I suspect that even if just about edible, it would not… Continue reading Sour ice cream
It’s no sacrifice … or is it?
Steve Kneale writes that we should stop calling faithfulness a sacrifice. He argues that it is not a sacrifice to obey God’s commands and stay faithful to Christ because, the things we are being asked to give up are not good for us, we are being asked to turn our back on sin and idolatry. … Continue reading It’s no sacrifice … or is it?
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