Comments on: Remembering the Covenant: Sermons from Deuteronomy 1-13 http://nathanlewis.org/2006/01/03/remembering-the-covenant-sermon-series-from-deuteronomy-by-nathan-e-lewis/ living the gospel Fri, 18 May 2012 13:05:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: nathan http://nathanlewis.org/2006/01/03/remembering-the-covenant-sermon-series-from-deuteronomy-by-nathan-e-lewis/#comment-1071 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:33:54 +0000 http://nathanlewis.org/2006/01/03/remembering-the-covenant-sermon-series-from-deuteronomy-by-nathan-e-lewis/#comment-1071 a friend asked me, "Why did Martin Luther make such a sharp distinction between the law and gospel if the meaning of the law is the gospel?" i think that Luther was a movement leader and a preacher - passionate to say the least. he supplied us with a fine preaching formula - preach the law completely so that its demand convinces everyone of their desperate need for the gospel; then preach the gospel. this was his contribution, which in no way takes away from the apostle Paul telling us that the law of God designed to produce life brought death to him. thanks for tracking with me. distinctions are helpful, but the continuity of God's redemptive work is also helpful. nathan. a friend asked me, “Why did Martin Luther make such a sharp distinction between the law and gospel if the meaning of the law is the gospel?” i think that Luther was a movement leader and a preacher - passionate to say the least. he supplied us with a fine preaching formula - preach the law completely so that its demand convinces everyone of their desperate need for the gospel; then preach the gospel. this was his contribution, which in no way takes away from the apostle Paul telling us that the law of God designed to produce life brought death to him. thanks for tracking with me. distinctions are helpful, but the continuity of God’s redemptive work is also helpful.
nathan.

]]> by: jak http://nathanlewis.org/2006/01/03/remembering-the-covenant-sermon-series-from-deuteronomy-by-nathan-e-lewis/#comment-1031 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:21:12 +0000 http://nathanlewis.org/2006/01/03/remembering-the-covenant-sermon-series-from-deuteronomy-by-nathan-e-lewis/#comment-1031 Pastor Nathan, Your aptitude for displaying the broad vistas and hidden crags of God's majestic gospel inherent in the Law is both refreshing and faith-encouraging. Whilst your notes and preaching provide me with a rich banquet of comfort food, I find myself coming back to this one morsel from your Feb. 5th preaching: "What is the meaning of the law? Freedom." "God has redeemed us from bondage so that we might freely live with him. In other words, the meaning of the law is the gospel. The law does not have one meaning and the gospel another separate meaning. The very purpose of the law is to present the gospel and our need of the gospel. Any other use of the law that ignores the gospel does violence to the very meaning of the law." Bless you Pastor Nathan. I find the grass is growing lush and the streams are running clear in this newfound pasture. Jennifer Pastor Nathan,

Your aptitude for displaying the broad vistas and hidden crags of God’s majestic gospel inherent in the Law is both refreshing and faith-encouraging. Whilst your notes and preaching provide me with a rich banquet of comfort food, I find myself coming back to this one morsel from your Feb. 5th preaching:

“What is the meaning of the law? Freedom.”

“God has redeemed us from bondage so that we might freely live with him. In other words, the meaning of the law is the gospel. The law does not have one meaning and the gospel another separate meaning. The very purpose of the law is to present the gospel and our need of the gospel. Any other use of the law that ignores the gospel does violence to the very meaning of the law.”

Bless you Pastor Nathan. I find the grass is growing lush and the streams are running clear in this newfound pasture.

Jennifer

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