Grace Walk 6

Trying to Live by Religious Rules is the Surest Way to Live Defeated

Rule keeping in a relational context; doesn’t work. It’s a question of, How can I please You, Lord? not, What do I have to do for You, Lord.

Romans 7:1-5

Doing vs. Being

I have to vs. I want to

Identity stems from birth, not behavior

The Law is a ministry of death and condemnation 2 Cor 3:7, 9

1 Cor 15:56, the power of sin is in the Law; the purpose of the Law is to expose our insuffeciency, as Jordan Peterson puts it, our death

You can live correctly in a sinful way.

Romans 14:23

Love the Lord your God and do as you please.