Tag Archives: legalism

September 24, 2014

Posted on September 26, 2014 by jgarrott

Acts 10:15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” This is an extremely important Scripture. Not only does it reinforce God’s authority over human traditions, even when those traditions … Continue reading →

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September 4, 2014

Posted on September 5, 2014 by jgarrott

Matthew 5:20 “For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.” The passage from verse 17 is a difficult one for … Continue reading →

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November 6, 2013

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jgarrott

Ezekiel 36:26-27 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you … Continue reading →

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September 26, 2013

Posted on September 28, 2013 by jgarrott

Psalm 116:12 How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me? The Japanese is slightly stronger than the English, saying, “The Lord has been good to me in every detail,” but the point of the verse is … Continue reading →

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September 9, 2013

Posted on September 10, 2013 by jgarrott

Psalm 66:18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. This is a fairly well-known verse, but I think it is understood and followed far less than it is known. Simply put, this is … Continue reading →

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July 23, 2013

Posted on July 24, 2013 by jgarrott

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. I can’t say that I refer to this verse very often, but it is certainly right … Continue reading →

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July 10, 2013

Posted on July 12, 2013 by jgarrott

Romans 7:6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. Some … Continue reading →

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July 7, 2013

Posted on July 10, 2013 by jgarrott

Romans 3:21-22 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no … Continue reading →

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June 11, 2013

Posted on June 13, 2013 by jgarrott

Exodus 35:29 All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the LORD freewill offerings for all the work the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do. Because Japanese doesn’t have a specific term for “freewill offerings,” … Continue reading →

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May 14, 2013

Posted on May 16, 2013 by jgarrott

law1 Timothy 1:8-9 We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels. Because of differences in sentence structure I had to … Continue reading →

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