Tag: Law
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Healing Our Divided Life – A Sermon On Matthew 5:21-37
Our older son Brandon often brought a friend over for supper. He was a really nice kid. He was polite and well behaved. He always said and did the right thing. I don’t remember his name but I do remember that between ourselves Cyndy and I sometimes referred to him as Eddie Haskell. Do you Read more
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The Antidote is Wholeheartedness
Psalm 86:11. “Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; knit my heart to you that I may fear your Name.” The palmist has named a truth about my life: I live with a divided heart. My heart is divided between who I am and who I want to be, Read more
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Doing the Law
Romans 2:13. “For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but the doers of the law who will be justified.” There is more to doing the law than simply following the rules. When I think of following the rules, I think about being compliant, meeting the minimum requirements Read more
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Displaying the Ten Commandments
Deuteronomy 11:18. “You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and fix them as an emblem on your forehead.” I’m not interested in joining the debates on the public display of the Ten Commandments, prayer in public schools, or “keeping Read more
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Keeping the Rules or Keeping the Relationship? A Sermon on Matthew 5:21-37
You have heard it said, “The Old Testament is a book of law and judgment.” You have heard it said, “The New Testament is a book of grace and love.” But I say to you, “Welcome to today’s gospel!” (Matthew 5:21-37, Epiphany 6A) Today’s gospel won’t let us make those simple and inaccurate distinctions. Jesus’ Read more
Interrupting the Silence 