Part 5: Are the Law and Grace mutually exclusive

i just received some comments on a post i wrote i while ago about the interaction of the “Law” and “Grace”. they spurred me to write a little more on the subject.
let us think about the Law as a law. what do laws do in our society? they almost exclusively restrict us [...]

Shadow of His Wing vs. Shadow of Death

oh to be in the shadow of His wing…
but for many, this time is few and far between. for many, we are in the valley of the shadow of death more often. i guess i had never really experienced this in my life to date. but i am finding peaks on either [...]

Divorce: What Happens When a Partner is Unfaithful?

in my second post about divorce, i received the question:
I guess my only question – Jesus made it clear that in the case of marital infidelity (which was a factor in the question), divorce was PERMISSIBLE, though not REQUIRED.
That said, I would agree that it’s God’s will that a couple stay together for life, but [...]

Part 4: Are the Law and Grace mutually exclusive?

more on the Law and Grace…
hypothetically, for sake of argument, let us suppose that we are to obey Torah today as followers of Jesus. if this is the case, then how do we obey commands like:
Slavery is permissible, and fathers may sell their daughters (Ex 21:7; Lev. 25:44).
You may not contact a woman [...]

Part 3: Are the Law and Grace mutually exclusive?

continuing in this theme, i want to ask a few questions related to what exactly in Torah would be applicable to us today if we were indeed intended to obey Torah…
what is Torah? the generic response by all is the first five books in the Old Testament. often Tanakh (the entire Old Testament) [...]