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Liberty not license, parts 1 and 2

Lynne Baab • Friday July 10 2026

Overall theme from January through next week: God’s law is love

Lesson 13: Liberty not license, parts 1 and 2 (1 Corinthians 8; 10:23–11:1)

Key verse: “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. 1 Corinthians 10:23b

Stepping into the Word

Sophie remembers the heady feeling of freedom that she experienced when she left home for college. Her parents were strict, and she had chafed against their values and rules during her high school years. At college, she could eat what she wanted when she wanted, stay up late and sleep late, study on her own schedule, and wear her favorite clothes even if her parents...

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Life in Christ brings freedom, parts 3 and 4

Lynne Baab • Thursday July 2 2026

Overall theme from January until mid-July: God’s law is love

Lesson 12: Life in Christ brings freedom, parts 3 and 4 (Colossians 2:6-23)

Key verse: As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith. Colossians 2:6-7a.

Sinews and ligaments that connect us to the head

The relationship between inner faith and outer actions has been a topic of discussion and debate throughout Christian history. Paul here is addressing a particular component of the debate. He focuses primarily on the human tendency to criticize others based on what we see them...

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The superiority of the Gospel, parts 1 and 2

Lynne Baab • Thursday April 30 2026

Overall theme for the next few months: God’s law is love

Lesson 8: The superiority of the Gospel, parts 1 and 2 (Galatians 3:1-18)

Key verse: “Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard?” Galatians 3:2b.

Stepping into the Word

Anna was an obedient child, raised in a family with high expectations. Anna’s mother loved every form of socializing. Anna learned helpful and life-giving skills of hospitality from her mother, but she also learned that appearances really matter. Anna’s mother was slender and fashion conscious, while Anna inherited a stocky build from her father. Anna felt continual...

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Justified by faith not by laws, parts 3 and 4

Lynne Baab • Tuesday April 14 2026

Overall theme for the next few months: God’s law is love

Lesson 7: Justified by faith not by laws, parts 3 and 4 (Galatians 2:1-21)

Key verse: “The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20b.

A turning point

Scholars debate which came first, Paul’s letter to the Galatians or the council in Jerusalem, described in Acts 15, when the Jerusalem church decided that Gentile Christians do not have to obey the Old Testament law. Galatians may have been written a few months or a year before the council,...

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