Many Christians have been taught to see the Old and New Covenants as opposites one of law, the other of grace. In this post, I'm exploring how this idea leads to layers of contradiction to our belief about God, and the story of the gospel.

What Does It Really Mean to "Keep the Law"? We hear the phrase often, but have we stopped to ask what it truly means, and what assumptions it carries? Could our understanding of obedience be shaping our view of God's nature and our role in His story more than we realize?

Is the traditional "creation, fall, redemption, consummation" meta-narrative of the Bible sufficient?

Doesn’t Paul say the law is temporary? Many assume Paul taught the law was temporary, but is that what his metaphor of the law as a "guardian" in Galatians 3 is intended to teach?

Many read Galatians as proof that the law is now obsolete. Faith made the obedience to the law irrelevant. But is that what Paul really meant? In this post, Itake a closer look at Paul’s statements on justification and how they echo, not contradict, the covenant language of Deuteronomy.

Many people read Galatians as a rejection of Old Testament law. But what if that persepctive is simply a result of reading our Bible "backwards"? What if Paul wasn’t rejecting the law, but correcting how it was being used?

What exactly is biblical law, and how was it meant to function? Is it a rigid legal code, a collection of obsolete rules, or something else?

Does love replace the Old Testament Law? If love is separated from God’s commands, can it still be true biblical love?

Understanding Old Testament laws is crucial for understanding scripture. Use this 3-step guide to learn, identify, and adapt OT laws.

Christians should embrace Old Testament laws out of love and covenant, reflecting Jesus' teachings and moving away from sin.

“Which Old Testament Laws should Christians Follow?” Since the early days of the church to our present time, a pressing question has...

Is the Church's conventional approach to teaching the Law and the Gospel adequate for inspiring spiritual transformation?

How to overcome the prevalent and limiting tendency to make the Bible about ourselves.

Timeless or Old? Does the modern Christian need the Old Testament?