cities of refuge – A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

Alive but not Liberated

It’s possible to be alive without being liberated. Under the old covenant, someone who had committed manslaughter could flee to one of the six cities of refuge in Israel (Numbers 35). There their case would be adjudicated by an assembly to determine whether the killing had been premeditated or accidental. If the death was determinedContinue reading “Alive but not Liberated”

Sincerely (But No Longer) Yours

Paul’s statement, “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,” (Romans 8:1), is a crescendo he has been building toward from the beginning of his letter (1:16ff). As such, it is embedded with a richness that is easy to overlook. He’s saying something more than we’ve been forgiven of our sins (thoughContinue reading “Sincerely (But No Longer) Yours”