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& it ain't too long... A sermon on Paul's masterclass on promises & transactions Whenever the grace of God in Jesus Christ is spoken of with any real vim or vigor, the same objections are always invariably raised. “If it’s all just grace,” goes the first protest, “then why did God give the law in the first place.” And the second objection is like it. “Well then,” goes this line of reasoning, “if keeping the law doesn’t set us right with God, then it must be opposed to the promises of God.” However, so says Saint Paul, both ways of thinking know nothing about how the law , OR the gospel , really works in real life. And , as someone all too familiar with such quibbling , Paul knows these complaints will come up. As such, he preemptively addresses them before anyone can even make the case. First, explains Saint Paul, the law was never how God planned to deal with us. The law's not original. It was added . And what’s more, it wasn’t added for righteou...

damaged goods   The HolyGospel According to St. Mark, the tenth chapter! I have a friend who has this annoying habit. He kills jokes. You see, when you start to tell a joke he starts asking questions.   I'll say something like, "Why did the chicken cross the road." And he will say, well what I want to know is how did that chicken get loose? No! That's not the point, I'll tell him. Trying to get back on track I'll say, let's just imagine the chicken has been free for a while. So , why did that chicken cross the road, I'll ask. And then he will come back with, what kind of a road is it. Is this a busy road in the city or a country road?   At this point I've just about lost my patience. Why? What does it matter, I'll ask. Never mind, it is a country road. So, why did this chicken that has been free for some time cross a country road, I'll try again. Then he will say something like, what time of day is ...