06 June 2021
Two-Minute Features | 13 June 2021

The Law as a Heavy, Heavy Load, Part 2 (TMF:1630)

Friday, June 11, 2021
Peace to Live By: The Law as a Heavy, Heavy Load, Part 2 (TMF:1630) - Daniel Litton
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       The Jews are God’s chosen people. They were the ones whom God gave a physical law to. Remember? On Mount Sinai God gave Moses the written law. And this Law become important to the Jew, so much so that by the time of Jesus the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law had added a whole bunch of things to it, a whole bunch of things that weren’t originally there. They made the Law heavy, a heavy load, but God had intended it to be simple and easy to keep. Let’s hit the rewind button and rewind back to Romans chapter 3 for a moment. There, it is written: “Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law” (Romans 3:31, ESV). This is a very significant point, and it’s something that we need to recall as we go through our discussion today. Our newfound faith in Jesus, our working and active faith, that faith does not take away God’s Law, it does not even render it obsolete. To say so would be a misunderstanding.

The Law as a Heavy, Heavy Load, Part 1 (TMF:1629)

Thursday, June 10, 2021
Peace to Live By: The Law as a Heavy, Heavy Load, Part 1 (TMF:1629) - Daniel Litton
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       “Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress” (Romans 7:1-3, ESV). This is an interesting transition here, but one the fits right in line with what Paul has been discussing thus far. Paul brings up the example of a married woman in order to try to get us to grasp a Jew’s relationship with the Mosaic Law. For Paul here is transitioning to talking to Jewish people, for he said, “I am speaking to those who know the law.” Who are those who know the Law? Well, Jews of course.

Gaining Freedom in Jesus (TMF:1628)

Wednesday, June 09, 2021
Peace to Live By: Gaining Freedom in Jesus (TMF:1628) - Daniel Litton
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       Any of the burdens of this world that we face, no matter how big or small, all the issues that tie to this current earthly life, will be gone. They will be done for. And we will experience a new level of freedom, the next level, the freedom that we, as humans, had always been created for. And anyone can have this freedom in the future by believing in Jesus. You want all of this, don’t you? I know you do. Yes, if you want freedom from sin now, and want to spend eternity in freedom, and have all the blessings that eternity in Heaven brings, God has made this possible for you. Anyone by trusting in Christ’s sacrifice of himself on the cross and resurrection from the dead can gain real life now. No matter what you’ve done in your current life, all can be forgiven by God. Even if others don’t forgive you, God does. By believing in Jesus, you may enter life, new life, today.

This Life vs. the Next Life (TMF:1627)

Tuesday, June 08, 2021
Peace to Live By: This Life vs. the Next Life (TMF:1627) - Daniel Litton
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       This life is great. We follow Christ, and we reap the tremendous blessings from that. And we love each other, our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, as one, big family. That’s all great. However, what is to come for us is far greater. We will be in close, intimate fellowship with God forever, being able to stand right next to him. We will be in his presence continually. We will have most of those whom we love with us. We will have a whole host of new friends, friends we had not known, from different times. We will have great possessions in the next life. Life will be absolutely perfect, with no flaws whatsoever. Any of the burdens of this world that we face, no matter how big or small, all the issues that tie to this current earthly life, will be gone. They will be done for. And we will experience a new level of freedom, the next level, the freedom that we, as humans, had always been created for.

Who are We Going to Follow? (TMF:1626)

Monday, June 07, 2021
Peace to Live By: Who are We Going to Follow? (TMF:1626) - Daniel Litton
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       Remember what Elijah said in 1 Kings? And it is a great verse to think about. It is written “And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him” (1 Kings 18:21, ESV). You see, we have to make a choice. We have to choose who we are going to believe in, and who we are going to follow. Are we going to follow a life of rebellion, or a life of righteousness? Are we going to follow God, or are we going to follow Satan? If you are not following God, then you’re automatically following Satan. There are no other ways. It isn’t Jesus, and a whole host of other religions. It’s either Jesus or Satan. If not Jesus, it’s Satan whom you are following. Eternal life is what the Christian is ultimately waiting for. That’s what all of us as brothers and sisters in Christ are waiting eagerly to obtain.