Tag Archives: Grace

Slippery slopes and fences

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Tim Archer

I’ve written before about the rabbinic principle of building a fence around the Torah. The idea is that one creates a barrier of rules around the Law to prevent the accidental breaking of the Law. According to some sources, Deuteronomy … Continue reading →

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System of grace

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Tim Archer

Not much time to write, but I wanted to throw this into the discussion we’re having this week. Years ago, I heard Dan Coker say, “Many of the church’s problems arise because men try to take a system of grace … Continue reading →

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The pursuit of holiness

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Tim Archer

Regarding what we discussed yesterday about good and evil, I think that a big problem that Christians have is that they have no sense of the need to pursue holiness. Part of that goes back to something I referred to … Continue reading →

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Created For Good Works

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Tim Archer

I believe that we are saved by the grace of God, through faith in Jesus Christ. I don’t believe in earning salvation, though I acknowledge that my understanding of an active faith is different from that of some. I do … Continue reading →

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Ticking Time Bomb

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Tim Archer

You may remember the old television show M*A*S*H, the show about a group of doctors during the Korean War. One of my favorite episodes involves a bomb that falls into the camp and fails to detonate. As luck would have … Continue reading →

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