Dec2023
One in Christ
by Mark Lieschke
So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith (Galatians 3:26).
Dec2023
Getting ready for Christmas
by Mark Lieschke
And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Mark 1:4).
Dec2023
Love and faithfulness
by Faye Schmidt
Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven (Psalm 85:10,11).
Dec2023
The law and the promise
by Faye Schmidt
Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator (Galatians 3:19).
Dec2023
Faith or works of the law
by Faye Schmidt
Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: ‘All nations will be blessed through you.’ So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith (Galatians 3:8,9).
Dec2023
Paul opposes Cephas
by Faye Schmidt
So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified (Galatians 2:16b).
