Please read Part 1 and Part 2 before continuing… Appearances, Appearances We have been saying that the law is fulfilled by two aspects of our relationship with God—us in Christ and Christ in us. Yet these manifest differently, and have different appearances, outwardly speaking. This contributes to our collective confusion about the place of the…
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The MAN in the ComMANdments
In my booklet, Wonderful Things in Your Law, I argue that the moral laws (i.e. the Ten Commandments) are not merely rules to be obeyed or principles to live by. Instead, they provide a picture of Christ in you (Col. 1:27). Let’s take just a few of the Ten Commandments as examples. “You shall…
If Jesus Lives in Me: Guest Post by Mallory Patrick
Sketch by Patrick Murphy: http://inspiredsketch.blogspot.com/?wref=bif Believers who have not seen Christ as the Lamb, who have not known Christ in His humiliation, will treat other believers who are conformed to that image as Jesus was treated by people when He walked the earth. No harm is intended by these believers; Jesus is so different from flesh…
Rabid Dogs, Snapping Turtles, and the Hope of Glory
When it comes to vacationing with small children, my wife and I agree: sometimes you feel like you’re surviving moreso than having fun. We just got back from a 2000 mile-ish round trip; there were times when even surviving was in question. OK, I’m exaggerating. But this is no exaggeration: At one point during the…
More than Perfect (Part 2)
Continued from “More than Perfect (Part 1)“ There are many dimensions to this story. In one dimension, Job pictures Jesus. Jesus was handed over to the devil and suffered immensely (Luke 22:53; John 13:27). Much of what Job says can be placed in the mouth of Jesus and reflects what Jesus felt as He writhed…
Harvest and Completion (Tabernacles Part 3)
Tabernacles, we mentioned, celebrated the maturing and harvesting of the whole crop. Often, the idea of harvest is associated with evangelism, “reaping” souls for the kingdom of God. But evangelism is probably more like scattering seed and conversion like seed sprouting. No one harvests seeds or sprouts. Only mature plants bearing grain or fruit are…
The Camp of Co-heirs (Tabernacles Part 2)
After leaving Egypt, God commanded that Israel’s tabernacles be arranged in a particular way (Num. 2). The Lord’s Tabernacle was in the center of the camp. Three tribes of Israel camped to the east of the Tent of Meeting (the most populous); three to the west (the least populous); three to the north and south…
Camp of the True Vine (Tabernacles Part 1)
From the 15th through the 22nd of the seventh month, the Israelites were to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths (Lev. 23:34). Throughout this feast, the Israelites were to live in tent-like structures called tabernacles or booths. This served as a reminder that the Lord had His people dwell in booths after He brought…
Arise, Shine
Picture by Richard Lyall: http://craftycurate.blogs.com/ An entry from my journal dated 9/1/12 Praying tonight: I was meditating on the glory of the Lord being seen in His temple. Thinking about the state of the church—full of lukewarmness, full of failure and weakness, seemingly divided. I wondered if we are at all, in any measure, the…
Yet in My Flesh I Will See God
Picture from http://www.theologylived.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/incarnation.jpg “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14). The incarnation is a promise. God became human. His invisible personage of pure love was manifest. Jesus is our proof: God will also become flesh in us. His pure love will be manifest in us….
The Voice of One 