Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Colossians 2:16-23

Colossians 2:16-23 
English Standard Version (ESV)

 Every now and again, I realize how many rules I'm putting on the kids.  Seems like we're always threatening them with something.  I never realized how many different ways there were to misbehave until I had children.
  When it comes to faith, it'd be endlessly complicated to think of all the ways we could sin.  The Old Testament law covered a lot of them, but leadership soon determined that there were some that were missing, so interpretation and tradition started to rule the day.  You were always afraid that you'd lost your standing with God.
  When Christ comes along, all of the law is fulfilled.  Christ demands more of us, but it's a heart-centered faith, one grounded in grace.  So whenever someone tries to add something to belief in Christ, we know that it's not Scriptural -- salvation is through Christ alone, and there is nothing else.
  Not that there aren't a lot of things we should be doing for the glory of God, but they're not necessary -- only Christ's saving work on the cross can save us, and God achieved that for us.

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