The Christian life is living according to the Spirit, not according to the flesh. How is this accomplished? In this sermon, find out why we as believers are obligated to live according to the Spirit.
When the law is preached, it only has one function - and that is to kill the self. The preaching of the law is to not able to bring about holiness. It does not have that ability. But before Christ can bring new life, the law must first bring death. In this message, we examine the Biblical function of the law to bring us to the foot of the Cross.
Many have labeled the preachers of grace as "antinomians", meaning, they consider that the law no longer has value. In this sermon, we examine Apostle Paul's response to the accusers who said he no longer saw the value of the law, as we see the proper value that the law has in pointing us to the finished work of Jesus.
Why does everyone try to live under law? It's because we don't know what the finished work of Christ has done. When we see the new nature that has been given to us through the Cross, we no longer live under the burden of trying to be good enough.
The Bible tells us in Roman's 6:14 that we are no under law but under grace. What does this look like in a practical sense when it comes to daily following Christ? In this message, we examine the practical implications of grace and how we are liberated to worship Christ.
The key to Christian victory over sin is our understanding of sanctification. Find out in this sermon how the self, the will, and the ego have all been conquered through Christ.
What is the cleansing agent of our spiritual baptism which has made us a new creature? In this sermon we examine the death of Christ, our burial with him, and the call to new life IN him.
Some people think that preaching big grace is a license to sin? Is this true? This question is answered in today's sermon from Romans 6:1 and 2.
The purpose of the law was to magnify Sin. The purpose of sin is to magnify Grace. And Grace therefore magnifies our Justification through Christ!
How is every human, even those who have never heard the law of God, still morally responsible to a Holy and Righteous God on the day of judgement? This question is answered in part 2 of Original Sin.