Gal 3:6-14. Paul spells it out as clear as can be. The false teachers were proposing that salvation came through observing the law, but Paul tells the Galatians that “no one is justified by the law”. In our modern language that means that no one goes to heaven by good works. Salvation is only through […]

Heb 11:11, . As we focus on the story of Sarah (Gen 12-21), we are reminded again that life is not perfect. Furthermore, husbands are not perfect, family is not perfect and our faith is not perfect. However, God uses imperfect people by His great grace. This is true-life Christianity, where grace and redemption connect […]

Gal 3:1-5. The false teachers (Judaizers) in Galatia were challenging Paul’s gospel of grace. Paul masterfully asks the Galatians 5 rhetorical questions, relating to their own experience, that vindicate the grace gospel. What personal experience do we have to show how the grace gospel holds up?

1 Cor 15:9-10. Grace changes lives. Like Paul, we can all recognize the great work of grace in our lives. I WAS – BY GRACE – I AM! Now I am a Christian, a son, a saint, God’s beloved, forgiven, saved and I can say “ I am what I am by the Grace of […]

Gal 2:11-21. When Peter visits the church in Antioch, he withdrew himself from the Gentile believers when other Jews showed up. Paul sees the hypocrisy in this and publicly rebuked him for his actions as they went against the all-inclusive grace of God. Our understanding of grace will also ensure that we do not show […]