For he who has died has been freed from sin...14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
Interpretation
This quote speaks about liberation from sin through grace rather than adherence to the law.
In this quote, Paul the Apostle emphasizes the transformative power of grace in the Christian faith. He suggests that those who have died to sin are no longer bound by its control and that believers can live free from the constraints of the law due to the grace offered through faith. This idea conveys a profound spiritual liberation, highlighting the importance of inner change over mere external compliance.
In practice
In a sermon discussing personal transformation and redemption.
By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us - set us right with him, make us fit for him - we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand - out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
And thus I aspire to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named so that I would not build on another man's foundation.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
We deify willpower and self-control - and mock its absence. People who achieve through remarkable willpower are 'strong' and 'heroic.' People who need help or structure are 'weak.' This is crazy - because few of us can accurately gauge or predict our willpower.
Chaos is what we've lost touch with. This is why it is given a bad name. It is feared by the dominant archetype of our world, which is Ego, which clenches because its existence is defined in terms of control.
My words are the garment of what I shall never be Like the tucked sleeve of a one-armed boy.
Know, therefore, that from the greater silence I shall return... Forget not that I shall come back to you... A little while, a moment of rest upon the wind, and another woman shall bear me.
Churchgoers feel righteous, responsible, and obedient to God's will. They view anyone unlike themselves as devoid of values, and therefore unworthy of God's love. By denying God to all those who have strayed from the path of righteousness, the devout are unwittingly taking on themselves a role that belongs only to God.
Unrestrained liberalism only makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker and excludes the most excluded.
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