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Set Free By Christ
Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jun 24, 2001 (message contributor)
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1. An Important Principle
Contributed on Jun 24, 2001
Salvation is by Grace through faith alone. This affects how we see ourselves, others and God.
You can imagine the scene. The Church in Antioch are sitting down to their meal, with the Gentile Christians on this side with Paul in the middle and the Jewish Christians on that side with Peter in the middle of them. The meal’s about to start when Paul jumps up and says "This isn’t good enough! ...read more
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2. An Inspired Message
Contributed on Jun 24, 2001
Paul’s Gospel was given to him by God. Therefore it is worth defending. The gospel is Truth - God’s Truth
Compromise is a tricky thing isn’t it? You’re never quite sure whether you’re going too far or not far enough. The trouble is it’s so important in today’s world. JFK once said "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate." Negotiation, compromise, finding the middle ...read more
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3. An Involved Community
Contributed on Aug 13, 2001
If we live by the Spirit, it wil change how we live as part of the community of God’s people. We’ll care for one another, care for God’s ministers, never weary in doing good, and keep our focus clear.
Since we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. That’s Paul’s summary statement at the end of ch 5. We’ve spent all this time talking about how our salvation comes through the grace of God alone, how it’s faith alone that’s needed for us to be right with God, how nothing we can do ...read more