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Indispensable Influences
- David Brown
- Jul 18, 2010
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Indispensable Influences
John 1:10-17
John here mentions three gifts from God that are indespensble for living the Christian life.
Law - Grace - Truth
We must have the influence of each of them to succeed in living biblical, faith based, spiritual life.
1. Law
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The Law (and the Old Testament) are the background and context for the New Testament.
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The Law reveals much about God, his character, standards and a lot of information not repeated in the New Testament.
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The Law must be used lawfully.
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We're not “under the law” but we are educated by the law.
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“By the law is the knowledge of sin”
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Jesus said that he didn't come “to destroy the law...but to fulfill it”.
- Galatians says the law is our “schoolmaster that Brings us to Christ”
The Law leads us to Jesus.
2. Grace
Ephesians 2:8
Romans 5:1-2
Grace connects us to Jesus.
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Saved by grace and we are to live by grace. It makes God's power and glory possible for our lives.
3. Truth
John 8:31-32
Romans 12:1-2
Truth frees us to live for Jesus