Moments For You

Here in central Pennsylvania, a battle is ongoing (as it has been for several years) about the hanging of a plaque containing the Ten Commandments in a county courthouse. In conflicts such as these all over the country, church members and leaders devote much time and energy in opposing those... Read more →

“The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven” (1 Corinthians 15:45-47). “Then said He, Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second” (Hebrews 10:9). God made a covenant with Israel... Read more →

Before the cross of Christ, mankind was divided into two groups: Jews and Gentiles, a distinction caused by the covenants God had made for Israel alone with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their descendants through Moses (Ex. 33:16; Lev. 20:24,26; Deut. 4:7-8; 1 Chr. 17:21,22; Psa. 147:19,20; Eph. 2:12). After the... Read more →

“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). The most obvious and striking division of the Word of Truth is that between Law and Grace. It is vital to observe that Scripture never mingles these two principles. Law is God prohibiting... Read more →

Law comes to man and says, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself” (Luke 10:27). It says, Do this and live, but if you fail in... Read more →

“If ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law” (Galatians 5:18). It is plain that if to be under the law were the means of Christian holiness, it would have said, “ye are under the law,” rather than “ye are not under the law.” But men... Read more →

It is, alas, possible for grace itself to be abused. We may forget that, while we are justified in the sight of God by faith alone, a real faith must be evidenced by works. We have to bear in mind that while law-works are denounced and demolished in manifold parts... Read more →

“Jesus answered … The water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life” (John 4:13,14). These few words vividly describe the life under grace. They can best be understood when considered in contrast to the conditions of the life under... Read more →

QUESTION: As a Christian, am I supposed to keep the Old Testament law, even just the “moral law” found in the Ten Commandments? ANSWER: No, the believer in Christ Jesus is never told to keep the Old Testament law. Those who attempt to keep the law—even just the Ten Commandments—soon... Read more →