1. The Law did exactly what it was supposed to do. Consider that the Old Law did exactly what it was supposed to do. This point is important to stress, because many people have read statements about the Old Law in Romans, Galatians, and Hebrews and, while sincere, have gotten a little carried away with …
Month: May 2022
What is Super Faith? I’m reading Salvation By Allegiance Alone by Matthew Bates. His second chapter is called “What Faith Is Not.” In the chapter discussion, Bates corrects the oft made false assumption that faith is “A Leap in the Dark” as he calls it. This description of “A Leap in the Dark” he draws from …
Explaining the Dilemma It would seem from the plain reading of scripture that the Law of Moses (commonly referred to as the Old Law; Old Covenant; Old Testament) was less-than-perfect, though that is not to say that the law failed to serve the exact purpose for which God created it. The last sentence might sound …