Steak Dinner: Why Did David’s Repentance Work?

Late with this one! Shalom.

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As I read the Old Testament (OT), a question has always surfaced for me: On what merit were the faithful of the OT saved?  Why are some people considered righteous while others are condemned, when both did sinful things, and what does that mean for my understanding of God?  This is a theological question and requires a theological answer, but before you tune out, please hear this: you cannot punt on this for being “too academic” or “not practical”.  Understanding who God is and who are His people is one of the ultimate practical topics. I don’t have a theology degree, but I know that I MUST have an answer to this question in order to make sense of the God I say I follow.

So, back to our OT friends.  How were they saved? Let’s look at a couple simple answers.

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Milk Run: Freedom (Romans 6:18-20)

Shabbat Shalom! my friends.

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This is one of a series of posts called Milk Runs which are intended to provide short, clear teachings from the Bible and their application for Christians.  For more information about the series, please see the explanatory post.  Now to the regularly scheduled programming:

You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. …just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.  When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.

Romans 6:18-20 (NIV)

What an amazing word of hope!  We who are in Christ Jesus are set free from our sins.  They hold no more power over us – they are not our great desire.  When we were lost, we…

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