This morning I have been meditating on the implications of being a son of the free woman as opposed to being a son of the slave woman. In Galatians 4:30-31 the apostle Paul writes, “but what does the Scripture say? ‘cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman […]
In Galatians 5:1 the Apostle Paul exhorts, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” He is reminding his readers that through the gospel they have freedom from the bondage that comes with their sin and rebellion. His challenge is for them to not […]
I came across this story yesterday and wanted to comment. In belgium a pair of deaf twins were euthanized because they were facing a life of blindness. Commenting on their death, their doctor said, “It was a relief to see the end of their suffering.” Every year thousands of people in Belgium choose euthanasia. Most […]
In my daily devotions this year I’m spending one month in each of the shorter epistles. For the month of January I am reading Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia. I want to periodically post something that I come across in my reading that challenges me or that I find interesting. This morning I […]