Tag: legalism
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Do Not Improve on What God Said – Genesis 3:2-3
Genesis 3:2-3 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. The moment…
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Dogs and Hogs – 2 Peter 2:20-22
2 Peter 2:20-22 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of…
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The Resume That Could Not Save – Philippians 3:4–6
Philippians 3:4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more. Paul does something brilliant here. Before dismantling confidence in the flesh, he builds it to its highest possible level. “If anyone thinks he has reason to boast,”…
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The Mark That Cannot Be Seen – Philippians 3:2–3
Philippians 3:2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. Paul does not soften his tone here. “Beware.” Three times. The Jews had long used the word dogs to describe Gentiles. Now Paul turns the phrase around. He warns not about Gentiles, but about religious men who followed behind him insisting that…