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What does it mean to build your life on the good news of Jesus Christ?Too often, we reduce the Gospel to the entry point of the Christian life—something that saves us but doesn't shape our everyday struggles, relationships and purpose.In this series, The Gospel-Centered Life, we'll explore how the Gospel changes everything: our tendency to pretend or perform, our identity and righteousness, our understanding of law and grace, our need for true repentance, and our calling to mission. We'll see how the Gospel speaks into the most practical parts of life—like conflict and forgiveness—and discover that the Gospel is not just the foundation of faith, but the power that transforms us daily into the likeness of Christ.This week's message LAW AND GOSPEL comes out of Romans 7:7-25.Website: http://www.rittmangrace.orgFacebook: Rittman Grace Brethren Church Instagram: rittmangrace Twitter: RittmanGraceYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaXPiaa4z3iZMA4DkCihtHg TikTok: rittmangbc
Call: Psalm 145 Offering: Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40 NKJV
Scripture is clear that we can't save ourselves from God's wrath. No one is able to uphold the Ten Commandments—and yet Jesus didn't abolish them. So what role does God's law play in the Gospel message? Find out on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg. ----------------------------------------- • Click here and look for "FROM THE SERMON" to stream or read the full message. • This program is part of the series ‘A Study in Luke, Volume 10' • Learn more about our current resource, request your copy with a donation of any amount. •If you or someone you know is in a season of suffering, be encouraged! Download My Times Are in Your Hands—12 FREE messages on enduring affliction with hope. Comes with a study guide. Helpful Resources - Learn about God's salvation plan - Read our most recent articles - Subscribe to our daily devotional Follow Us YouTube | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter This listener-funded program features the clear, relevant Bible teaching of Alistair Begg. Today's program and nearly 3,000 messages can be streamed and shared for free at tfl.org thanks to the generous giving from monthly donors called Truthpartners. Learn more about this Gospel-sharing team or become one today. Thanks for listening to Truth For Life!
Scripture is clear that we can't save ourselves from God's wrath. No one is able to uphold the Ten Commandments—and yet Jesus didn't abolish them. So what role does God's law play in the Gospel message? Find out on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/163/29
Scripture is clear that we can't save ourselves from God's wrath. No one is able to uphold the Ten Commandments—and yet Jesus didn't abolish them. So what role does God's law play in the Gospel message? Find out on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/163/29
In Jesus' day, religious leaders were about the only ones with full access to the Scriptures. So why did so many of them fail to recognize the Messiah? What blocked their view—and may be blocking yours? Hear the answer on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg. ----------------------------------------- • Click here and look for "FROM THE SERMON" to stream or read the full message. • This program is part of the series ‘A Study in Luke, Volume 10' • Learn more about our current resource, request your copy with a donation of any amount. •Download the free audiobook Pray Big: How to Pray Like an Apostle, written and read by Alistair Begg! If you often find yourself unfocused or at a loss for words when praying, this book will inspire you to pray boldly to the God who can do all things. Download Pray Big at truthforlife.org/praybig. It includes a digital study guide! Offer valid September 1-30, 2025. Helpful Resources - Learn about God's salvation plan - Read our most recent articles - Subscribe to our daily devotional Follow Us YouTube | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter This listener-funded program features the clear, relevant Bible teaching of Alistair Begg. Today's program and nearly 3,000 messages can be streamed and shared for free at tfl.org thanks to the generous giving from monthly donors called Truthpartners. Learn more about this Gospel-sharing team or become one today. Thanks for listening to Truth For Life!
In this epsiode, Duffey is joined by Pastor Tom Hicks (FBC Clinton, LA) to discuss the Law and Gospel in counseling. The realm of counseling can seem challenging to navigate when viewed in light of the Christian obligation to obey all of God's commands. Within the life of a local church, pastors often find themselves counseling church members or local folks in their neighborhoods and/or towns. There are many issues that pastors (and others) face in the counseling room. But how should the Law of God factor in to these discussions? How should the Gospel inform these conversations? These and other issues are addressed on this podcast. About our guest: Tom Hicks https://www.fbcclintonla.com/about-leadership.html Online articles by Tom Hicks https://pastortomhicks.com/ https://founders.org/author-name/tom-hicks/
In Jesus' day, religious leaders were about the only ones with full access to the Scriptures. So why did so many of them fail to recognize the Messiah? What blocked their view—and may be blocking yours? Hear the answer on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/163/29
In Jesus' day, religious leaders were about the only ones with full access to the Scriptures. So why did so many of them fail to recognize the Messiah? What blocked their view—and may be blocking yours? Hear the answer on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/163/29
Church Life “Law and Gospel, Pt. 3 - Grace” (Acts 15:22-35)The Summary and Mission of Grace (vv.22-29)Ro.8:9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. He adds in1 Cor. 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, Eph. 5:15-21; Col. 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Almost word for word. Jo.15:4, 15:7 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.... 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.The Soul Care of Grace (vv. 30-35)Heb. 3:12-13 12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Cody Schwichtenberg is a pastor at First Reformed Church in Herreid, South Dakota, which is part of the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS) denomination. Raised in Iowa with a Lutheran background, Cody transitioned to the Reformed tradition in his early twenties. He attended Heidelberg Theological Seminary in Sioux Falls, where he delved deeply into biblical and theological studies. Cody has served in his pastoral role since 2015, and he is passionate about teaching and reinforcing the foundational principles of the Reformed faith through the Heidelberg Catechism.Episode Summary:In this enlightening episode of RenewalCast, hosts Coalt Robinson and Jay Wipf engage with Pastor Cody Schwichtenberg to explore the significance of the law and gospel distinction within the Christian faith, particularly focusing on its representation in the Heidelberg Catechism. The discussion aims to clarify the misconceptions surrounding legalism and antinomianism, providing insights into how these issues surface within church teachings. Pastor Cody elucidates how understanding these distinctions can profoundly affect a believer's spiritual journey, offering solace and strength in faith.With the backdrop of historical confessions, the trio delves into how the Heidelberg Catechism structures its teachings around key biblical principles. They explore how these frameworks aid Christians in avoiding the theological pitfalls of legalism, which mistakenly merges law and grace, and antinomianism, which dismisses God's law altogether. Resources:Theocast - A podcast introducing the hosts to the law-gospel distinction."The Whole Christ" by Sinclair Ferguson - A book that influenced Cody's understanding.The Heidelberg Catechism -AN ORTHODOX CATECHISM (1680)
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Church Life “Law and Gospel, Pt. 2 - Grace” (Acts 15:6-21)1. The Case for Faith (vv. 6-11)Gal. 3:5-6 5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”? Sola fide.Rev. 7:9-10 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”Eph. 2:4-5, 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—Eph. 2:8-9 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.2. The Case for Scripture (vv. 12-18)3. The Case for Conscience (vv. 19-21)Ro. 14:1-4b, Ro. 14:5-6, Ro. 14:13-15b, Ro. 14:20-21,23 1 Cor. 10:25, 27-29a 25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience... 27 If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 28 But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— 29 I do not mean your conscience, but his. 1 attachment
8/13/2025 - Michael Letts -on the role of law and Gospel in a Christian political worldview
Church Life “Law and Gospel, Pt. 1” (Acts 15:1-5)The Controversy Over Legalism (vv. 1-2)Ro. 4:2-3 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”Gal. 2:3-4, 11-14 3 But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. 4 Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery— 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.[a] 13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”Col. 2:16,18, 20, 21-22 16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath...18 Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions... 20 If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— 21 “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” 22 (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? The Controversy Over Liberty (vv. 3-5)Ro. 2:1-3, Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. 2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? 12; For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. Ro. 3:9-12,18,20,23 9 What then? Are we Jews[a] any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; 11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good..... 18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”... 20 For by works of the law no human being[c] will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.....23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Gal. 5:3-4 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.Gal. 5:13-15 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
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In this episode of The Reformed Brotherhood, Jesse Schwamb takes listeners on a deep theological journey into the distinction between law and gospel. Drawing from Martin Luther's theological insights, Jesse explores how these two words from God—the law and the gospel—reveal His righteousness and intersect with Christian living. He reflects on the ways the law exposes sin and reveals the justice of God, while the gospel offers the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. This timely discussion emphasizes the importance of understanding how God's law and gospel work in harmony to declare His glory and transform lives. Jesse unpacks the theology of the cross versus the theology of glory, highlighting how the gospel is scandalously counterintuitive, displaying God's power through weakness and Christ's ultimate act of obedience—His death on the cross. Through thought-provoking metaphors and personal reflections, he illustrates how the law's demands drive us to despair but ultimately point us to the gospel, where we find redemption and freedom in Christ. The episode also delves into the transformative power of the gospel, contrasting it with the law's inability to save. Jesse encourages listeners to consider how the gospel empowers obedience, not as a means of earning righteousness, but as a response to the righteousness imputed to us by Christ. This episode is rich in theological depth and practical application, providing a framework for understanding God's justice, mercy, and love.
The Thinking Fellows podcast breaks down C.F.W. Walther's classic work The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel. This episode offers a brief introduction to Walther and explores why properly distinguishing between Law and Gospel is a vital task for every Christian preacher. Distinguishing Law and Gospel is one of the most difficult yet essential tasks of the Christian life. Command and promise are not merely theological slogans; they are the means by which God delivers faith and creates saints out of sinners. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi More from the hosts: Caleb Keith Scott Keith Adam Francisco Bruce Hilman
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In this episode of Outside Ourselves: Summer Break, author, 1517 contributor, and internet theology whiz kid, Amy Mantravadi discuss theological themes in Charlotte Bronte's novel, Jane Eyre. Amy makes the argument that Jane's character development traces a law-gospel dynamic with Jane moving from a place of shame and condemnation to ultimately, resurrection.Show Notes:Support 15171517 PodcastsThe 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts1517 on YoutubeMore from Kelsi: Kelsi Klembara Follow Kelsi on Instagram Follow Kelsi on Twitter Kelsi's Newsletter Subscribe to the Show: Apple Podcasts Spotify YoutubeMore from Amy:Broken Bonds: A Novel of the ReformationFollow Amy on XAmy's Substack
How everyday mistakes reveal our need for Christ.
Brother Luke passionately preached on the critical importance of rightly distinguishing between the Law and the Gospel, declaring that the Law reveals our sin and helplessness while the Gospel reveals Christ's completed work on our behalf. Using powerful historical illustrations, especially the life of Martin Luther, he emphasized that salvation is not earned by human effort but received freely by faith alone through grace alone. The sermon was a strong call to repent, believe, rise in newness of life, and boldly proclaim the pure Gospel without compromise in a world desperate for true hope.#LawAndGospel #GraceUponGrace #ChristAlone #ReformationFire #SolaFide #SoliDeoGloria #CalvaryBaptistTilton #PreachTheWordWatch it here: https://youtu.be/f6lt-XVtBsQ
We examine how Christianity typically handles the subject of fear and how a proper law and gospel understanding frees us
I explain how we should look at the subject of fear from the a proper law/gospel perspective
I teach the law and gospel bible study method
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Since we're saved by God's grace in the gospel, what role does God's law serve in the Christian life? From his expositional series in the book of Galatians, today R.C. Sproul shows that our relationship to God's law is closely tied to our relationship with God Himself. Get R.C. Sproul's commentary on the book of Galatians for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3912/donate Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God's Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Meet the Host: Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
Pr. Will Weedon, Host of The Word of the Lord Endures Forever The Word of the Lord Endures Forever Celebrating the Saints Thank, Praise, Serve and Obey See My Savior's Hands We Praise Thee O God The post The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel, Part 13 – Pr. Will Weedon, 2/14/25 (0452, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..
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Dr. Jordan Cooper of Just and Sinner The Distinction Between Law and Gospel Explained Simply The Doctrine of God Just and Sinner Dr. Cooper's Website The post The Distinction between Law and Gospel – Dr. Jordan Cooper, 1/20/25 (0201) first appeared on Issues, Etc..