Shane asked a couple of questions in the comments section for Romans 6. “Is this then to say that the Law was done away with Christ’s sacrifice? Did the Law ever condemn or was it sin that condemned? How do we determine which pieces of the Law are still binding?” I’m sure Brother Shane won’t mind if I make these questions the basis of this stage of the defense of God by Paul (herein referred to as Sha’ul)…as in the text.
Today my wife was relieved from bed-rest and from the pump sending contraction-slowing medication into her body. She revels in her freedom and I am now in yellow-alert knowing that labor could happen any day. True she is due May 1st but she?s been having contractions even on the meds?and now we?re at a good safe-point where they wouldn?t stop contractions anyway.
Work. Day in and day out, repeatedly doing what someone else wants so that we can earn our bread and butter. Watching the clock tick by as work proves fruitful only with much toil and labor. The words ?Seek ye first the kingdom of God? may resonate in our minds but we may see it as something you do on Sunday or before work then the rest of the week is devoted to this perceived monotony.
Call it a paraphrase or commentary, here’s 1 Kings 21 and most of 22.
Scriptural patterns are so cool. Not that I have anything against floor patterns or fabric patterns, they?re pretty nice too. But the patterns in give you a peak at the author?s thought-flow of the passage.