"Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death." (Rom 7:9-10, NIV2)Why do we speed? According to Traffic Safety Facts, 2008,...
"So sin was plenty alive, and I was stone dead. But the law code itself is God's good and common sense, each command sane and holy counsel." (Rom 7:11-12, MSG)How can something so good be so deadly?Have we ever walked by a door on which was written the following...
"What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet. But sin, seizing the...
"You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you'll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me! And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren't willing to receive from me the life you...
"…with the breastplate of righteousness in place." (Ephesians 6:14 NIV) Notice the importance of this piece of armor: The breastplate of righteousness. Why is the breastplate so important? Because it protects your heart, and without a heart, you can’t survive! Without...
In order to understand why Jesus needed to come to this Earth, we took a look last Friday at the story of the rich young ruler. We came to understand that we cannot work our way into Heaven: "As he watched him go, Jesus told his disciples, 'Do you have any idea how...
"Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin." (Rom 3:20 NKJV)The 10 commandments cannot save us. There is no hope for the law. I know many people who attempt to follow the commandments,...
