Obeying the Abuser: Insights from Abraham and Sarah

One of the most difficult Scriptures for me to understand is this one: 1 Peter 3:1-6 ESV  (1)  Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, (2)  when they see your respectful… Continue reading Obeying the Abuser: Insights from Abraham and Sarah

I have come to fulfill the Law

I have not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it.  (Paraphrase of Matthew 5:17.) When I was writing Not Under Bondage, I thought a lot about what this means. One thing that came to mind is that the true, pure Law of the Old Testament laid down through Moses (not the Pharisaic additions… Continue reading I have come to fulfill the Law