Sermonette: A Conversation With Paul
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Craig Sablich
Given 10-Oct-25; 17 minutes
In this imaginative and heartfelt message, the speaker shares a personal, story-driven narrative on the apostle Paul's true teachings about law, grace, and obedience. Set in a Cajun-style fireside conversation, the author "meets" Paul in a bayou cabin, asking the apostle to clarify misunderstood scriptures which are often used to claim that Paul's law was abolished. Throughout the dialogue, Paul explains that his warnings in Galatians, Colossians, and Romans were not against God's Sabbaths or Commandments, but against pagan observances, human traditions, and legalistic efforts to earn salvation. God's Law is holy and good; its curse is death, not obedience. Christ bore that curse on the cross, freeing believers from condemnation, but not from responsibility. Grace absolutely does not cancel the law but instead empowers believers to live righteously through the Holy Spirit. Paul teaches that baptism symbolizes dying to sin and rising to new life, adding that love and unity must govern how believers relate to one another. The speaker summarizes the core themes as: 1) The law reveals sin; the curse is death. 2) Christ redeemed us from that curse through His sacrifice. 3) Grace strengthens obedience, not lawlessness. 4) God's feasts and commands reflect enduring truth. 5) Love and humility constitute the heart of Christian living. True faith balances law and grace, doctrine, and relationship, continually centered on Christ.
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