Tag: Matthew 18
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When People Offend You
Tonight, we get to place the final slice of bread on our sin sandwich. God is not willing that any of His adopted children perish; So, we are to remain devoted to and care for one another unconditionally. Church discipline is meant for unity and addresses sins of division. Many people use the previous passage…
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That Weird Thing Called Church Discipline
We arrive at the passage that is mostly used when people talk about church discipline. Doubtless church discipline is a proper application of the text, but a proper explanation is required before such an application can be made. Jesus has taught that the Father does not will to lose any of His adopted children. He…
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Irresistible Grace
Stumbling blocks are those things that cause the adopted children of God to stumble into living like strangers. The children of God are exempt from the civil and ceremonial laws and belong to Him by grace alone. Strangers are bound by the Law. After revealing the truth about divine adoption, Jesus spoke a woe on…
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On Trippin’ Christians
Jesus taught that sons are exempt from the civil and ceremonial laws of the Torah while strangers are under the Law. In order to enter the kingdom of heaven, we must be converted to be like a child rather than a stranger. It is better for anyone who causes a child of God to stumble…
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What Must We Be Converted From?
Jesus enlightened Peter as to what it meant to be a child of God—it meant exemption from the civil and ceremonial laws in the Torah. Adopted sons are no longer strangers. Jesus got at salvation and reward by grace alone through faith alone. The purpose for the Law was not to make someone righteous but…