We talked about legalism and license in the context of Romans 10:1-4. I thought this was summed up well in the statement of "the law drives us to the gospel and the gospel frees us to obey the law." The obeying of the law out of pleasure and love is so significant. God's Word, His precepts, His ordinances are not to be looked at as a cold set of rules, they are to be delighted in! The grid exercise definitely personalizes the way we can look at the Scriptures and is a good tool. We look at the command, recognize our sinfulness in not being able to do it on our own, recognize Christ's holiness in how he was able to obey perfectly and finally see how the Holy Spirit is the One who can empower us to obey the command. What a powerful lesson!
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