No Longer Slaves

“Our righteousness doesn’t have to be earned because Christ has earned it for us. He is our righteousness. Our righteousness is in heaven, and our standing before God is not based on the righteousness we can ‘work up’ every day but based solely on the righteousness of...

Lost & Found

“Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of...

Heirs According to Promise

How do we become “heirs” of this promise and receive this amazing inheritance? 1. What We Are Under the Law (23-24) 2. What We Are in Christ (25-29) “In Christ Jesus we belong not only to God (as His sons) but to each other (as brothers and sisters). And we belong to...

The Law Leads Us to Christ

Since the law does not give us life, we must not look to the law for life, but instead trust in Jesus Christ alone for this life. The Law doesn’t give us life because it came after the Promise. (15-18) “We share in these promises, therefore, by coming to Christ and...

Hold Fast and Draw Near to Jesus

1. Jesus has passed through the heavens (v. 14). 2. Jesus can sympathize with our weaknesses (v. 15). 3. Jesus offers us mercy in our time of need (v. 16). “The conscience, spurred by the devil, the flesh, and the fallen world; says, ‘God is your enemy. Give up in...

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

“This, then, is the gospel. It is not a general instruction about the Jesus of history, but a specific proclamation of Jesus Christ as crucified. … Christ’s work was completed on the cross, and that the benefits of His crucifixion are forever fresh, valid, and...