30 October 2022
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Fulfilling the Royal Law or Not? Part 2 (TMF:1975)

Friday, November 04, 2022
Peace to Live By: Fulfilling the Royal Law or Not? Part 2 (TMF:1975) - Daniel Litton
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       Isn’t that why we see a lot of people either deciding not to follow Christianity closely as they grow up, or perhaps not follow it at all. The hypocrisy seen among parents and other adults can often lead young people to really question the validity of the faith that the adults proclaim. They see their parents doing things, perhaps seemingly good things, but then they hear them talk. And the speech, those conversations while driving in the car, or at the dinner table, seem to contradict what they are really supposed to believe, or say they believe. It’s better to just be genuine and authentic, and not try to put on a show. Besides, people will respect you more, children and fellow adults. Notice too where the Royal Law comes from? From where does it come? It comes from the the Scriptures. So, while it is a universal law that can been seen in all people groups with the naked eye, it is written down for us in a sacred text. The sacred text is the Bible. You see, the Bible is a special text.

Fulfilling the Royal Law or Not? Part 1 (TMF:1974)

Thursday, November 03, 2022
Peace to Live By: Fulfilling the Royal Law or Not? Part 1 (TMF:1974) - Daniel Litton
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       Again, on the part of James, there is a skepticism. He isn’t convinced his listeners, his readers, are really practicing the Royal Law. Notice how he says “If you really fulfill the royal law…” This ties into what we were talking about last week, with the pretenders, the fakers, or to use a more modern term, the posers. It is either out of their legalism that they do this and that for others, which really isn’t proceeding from their heart’s good intent, or it is out of a desire to be seen in a good light in front of others (what Jesus talked about in the Sermon on the Mount). Either way, it appears the commandant is being practiced, but at the end of the day it is shown to not have any real substance. Isn’t that why we see a lot of people either deciding not to follow Christianity closely as they grow up, or perhaps not follow it at all. The hypocrisy seen among parents and other adults can often lead young people to really question the validity of the faith that the adults proclaim.

The Introduction of the Royal Law (TMF:1973)

Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Peace to Live By: The Introduction of the Royal Law (TMF:1973) - Daniel Litton
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       Continuing on in James chapter 2. Picking up in verse 8. The text states: “If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well” (ESV). A lot is going on here in this verse. Interestingly enough, James calls the second greatest commandant, or we might even say ‘The Golden Rule,’ he calls it the Royal Law. We’ve been talking about the Law of Liberty and how good that is for us. Now, we have another law. This is the Royal Law. This law comes directly from the throne of God, the supreme King of the Universe. It is a universal law, as it accompanies everyone on the face of the earth. And it is common sensical, as you can see it practiced no matter what people group across the earth you consider. Again, on the part of James, there is a skepticism. He isn’t convinced his listeners, his readers, are really practicing the Royal Law. Notice how he says “If you really fulfill the royal law…”

Being Made New by His Blood (TMF:1972)

Tuesday, November 01, 2022
Peace to Live By: Being Made New by His Blood (TMF:1972) - Daniel Litton
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       God is totally going to reclaim what is already his. Not only is he going to reclaim it, but he is going to put everything in order the way he wants it to be. That is good news for me, and that is good news for you. It’s good news for the world because, let’s face it, there is so much that needs fixed. There is so much that we all want to see changed. We have been changed, and we want to see the world changed. If you haven’t been changed, you can make the decision today. God wants everyone to be changed, to come into personal relationship with him, to be made a new person through the blood Jesus’ shed on the cross for us. You can be made new today by his blood. Just as he lives in Heaven with the Father today, having risen there from death, so you too, but trusting in him, can one day also rise from death the life. All of of us who know him are going to experience this. We have liberty now, and we will have liberty in the future. The famous quote becomes true for us, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”

Putting the World Back in Order (TMF:1971)

Monday, October 31, 2022
Peace to Live By: Putting the World Back in Order (TMF:1971) - Daniel Litton
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       We certainly do realize that not everyone honors God’s name. Not everyone gives honor to Jesus’ beautiful name. Jesus told us to pray, “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen” (Matthew 6:13, ESV). It is to God that the world, yes, the one we reside in ultimately belongs. As a matter of fact, the Bible tells us that it is Jesus who is going to rule on this earth in the near future. God is totally going to reclaim what is already his. Not only is he going to reclaim it, but he is going to put everything in order the way he wants it to be. That is good news for me, and that is good news for you. It’s good news for the world because, let’s face it, there is so much that needs fixed. There is so much that we all want to see changed. We have been changed, and we want to see the world changed. If you haven’t been changed, you can make the decision today. God wants everyone to be changed, to come into personal relationship with him, to be made a new person through the blood Jesus’ shed on the cross for us.