Amazing Grace!
What happened to the curse of the law? “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having blotted out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, and...
The Cross and Death
Paul spoke plainly! “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them” (Gal. 3:10). The law demands, “Keep the law or die.”...
The Law Brings Conviction of Sin
Conviction – consciousness of sin against God – is the first major step toward repentance and faith in Christ. The spirit of God’s law is the major source of this conviction. The law is good at exposing bad. And the law does not discriminate. It treats everyone...
The Purpose for the Law
How does God’s law work? Hint! The law was never intended by God to make a bad person good or a good person better. The reason? “There are none who does good, no not one” (Rom. 3:12). Why? “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). The only...
Sin and Death
Happy Independence Day! We have all heard the saying. Weightlifters know it! “No Pain, No Gain.” “If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those that are perishing, in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the...
The Purpose of the Law
“For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices, which were offered continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered, because...
Why was the Mosaic Law Given?
It is my opinion that the apostle Paul’s first letter to the Galatians was his most important letter. One will never truly understand God’s amazing grace until the reason for the Mosaic Law is fully understood. In the first part of his letter, Paul penned these jaw...
Propitiation
One could easily make the case that the most important word in the Bible is the word propitiation (pro-pi-she-a-shun). The immeasurable value of the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross is made known through this word. It is the Greek word hilesterion, which is...
E-zine Volume 4, Issue 3
We hope that you are finding ways to serve the Lord and grow in grace during these days of social distancing. The uplifting and inspirational articles in this issue of our E-zine will surely encourage and motivate you. Glimpses of Grace is sponsoring a one-day Retreat...
Abraham’s Sacrifice
It was God’s will that Abraham learn to trust totally in the Giver of the covenant rather than the covenant itself. Twenty-five years after the original promise, God finally gave Abraham and Sarah their miraculously-born son (Gen. 21:1–2). No child could have been...
Christian Carnality
The Corinthian church was a divided church – one group following Paul, another Peter, another Apollos, etc. (1 Cor. 1:12). In fact, they were split over many issues and were publicly fussing about them – acting like children. Paul wrote First Corinthians to administer...
Faith Like Abraham’s
More pondering from the Ponderosa! We are given forever life – justified before God – by faith alone in Christ alone. Where did we ever get this idea? We must go back to the very first time this amazing truth surfaced. It came through one that has been called the...