Playlist: Law of Liberty (topic)
The Law of Liberty
Sermonette by James BeaubelleProtestant theologians have created an artificial divide between mercy and law-keeping, asserting that 'the law of liberty' does away with God's Law.
Liberty Under the Law
Sermon by Mark SchindlerBrethren, the concept of liberty under the law, as revealed through Jesus Christ, is central to our calling. True liberty is living as we should, not as we please, empowered by the Spirit of the Lord to live God's way of give rather than the way of get promoted by our enemy. This liberty, defined in the Greek as "eleutheria," …
Continue to Live the Perfect Law of Liberty
Sermonette by Mark SchindlerAmerica is an experiment in self-government, successful only if the citizens remain moral. The law of liberty works only if we obey God's Commandments.
Liberty or Independence?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsChrist made liberation possible with His sacrifice and our justification on Passover. Today, the first day of Unleavened Bread represents the beginning of our liberty from sin and our sanctification. When the Bible speaks of liberty, a prior bondage or incarceration is always implied. Liberty means the happy state of having been …
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe law of liberty stands in direct opposition to bondage. Liberty and bondage are mutually exclusive. The law of God is not a position of bondage. Bondage is grievous. The keeping of God's commandments is not grievous. The keeping of the commandments is seen as the law of liberty. The law of liberty is freeing. The law of …
We are Called to Liberty
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsSpiritual liberty is the gift of Christ, who frees His people from sin, Satan, and death, and it is not independence from God or license to do as one pleases. The Days of Unleavened Bread picture this liberty and sanctification, following the justification pictured by Passover. Liberty always implies a prior bondage, as Israel's …
Liberty Through Self-Control
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughTrue freedom, as distinguished from the license that modern society increasingly mistakes for liberty, exists only when moral restraint is joined to law. William Penn's formulation captures this precisely: law without liberty produces tyranny, liberty without law produces license, but liberty under the law produces genuine …
The Law's Purpose and Intent
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe concept of the "law of liberty" emerges from James's epistle as the culmination of a broader biblical teaching that distinguishes human, letter-bound legalism from God's law as understood through its spirit and purpose. Human law-making, illustrated by absurd statutes still on the books in places like Arizona, targets …
Liberty vs. Independence
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe have been liberated from the degeneration of sin, the fear of death, corruption, and the elements of this world. If we live righteously, we remain free.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughUnder both the Old and New Covenants, refusal to keep to keep God's Law severs the relationship. God's law protects us and brings us quality life.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIn Colossians 2:16 and Galatians 4:9-10, Paul was warning against mixing Gnostic asceticism and pagan customs with the keeping of God's Sabbath and Holy Days.
As I Breathe
Sermonette by Austin Del CastilloSome in the church of God have succumbed to the lie that we do not need to be overly concerned about sinning because we are under God's grace.
By This We Know Love!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsAs God's people keep God's law in its spiritual intent, they begin to think like the Father and His Son, both of whom habitually do good.
Psalms: Book Five (Part Six): Psalm 119 (Part Three)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPsalm 119 and Psalm 136, both in Book Five, are presented as showing God's law as a practical, daily guide for the pilgrimage out of spiritual Egypt toward His Kingdom. Psalm 119 praises the law as a way of life rather than legal minutiae or stern warnings, and it is called a New Testament psalm because it focuses on the heart. …
Faith and Healing (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughBoth spiritual and physical healing require us to work intensely, asking for God's merciful intervention while working toward a solution, exercising wisdom.
Simplifying Life (Part Six)
Sermon by David F. MaasTrue simplicity, peace, and spiritual flourishing emerge when we yield to both God's laws and human authority, embracing order rather than resisting it.
Redeemed, But Waiting for Redemption
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeRedemption is a continual spiritual process not completed until the end of the sanctification process. Passover commemorates what Christ's death set in motion.
Do You Recognize This Man? (Part Three)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThough we were freed by God, we will fall into slavery again if we do not maintain our vigilance. Our forbears never learned to live as free men and women.
Sabbathkeeping (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughHow and why a person keeps the Sabbath determines whether this test commandment is really a sign between God and His people or an act of futility.
The Fourth Commandment (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Sabbath is a special creation, a very specific period of holy time given to all of mankind, reminding us that God created and is continuing to create.
Considered Rather Than Commanded - Choose Life
Sermon by Mark SchindlerAs God calls His people, He enables them (through His Spirit) to make considered decisions concerning living His way of life by obeying His commandments.
New Covenant Priesthood (Part Twelve)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOur forgiveness from God is conditional, depending upon our forgiving others. It is an opportunity for us to extend grace, sacrificing as Christ did for us.
Sabbathkeeping (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIt is from the proper use of the Sabbath—in fellowshipping with Him and getting to know Him—that we derive true spiritual rest and refreshment.
Use God's Word as a Mirror
Sermonette by Bill CherryThe mirror metaphor in James 1:23 suggests that if we honestly look into God's word, we should see the state of our godly deeds reflected.
Four Views of Christ (Part 7)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOur lives parallel what Christ experienced: crucifixion, burial, resurrection, and glorification. The death of self must precede resurrection and glory.