As For Me And My House

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore,  keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a  yoke of slavery. Gal 5:1  In her book, Comforts From the Cross, Elyse Fitzpatrick talks about the freedom that we have in Christ.  (devotion, day 17) Paul was writing to the Galatian church that was being bothered by the Judaizers. They were teaching the believers that they needed to add works to their faith in Christ to be acceptable before God. Paul knew what it was like to be under bondage to law. He had spent his entire life chained to law. Finding liberty in Christ, he was infuriated with the false teachers to the point of saying "I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves". (Gal5:12) Most of us realize that the Christian life is war, but its not only a battle against slavery to sin. It's also a battle against slavery to law. There are two fronts in our war to maintain freedom: the obvious one against sin and the hidden one against...

I am currently reading Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids With the Love of Jesus. I normally would not recommend a book before finishing it BUT with this book I will make an exception :) The author is Elyse Fitzpatrick who you may remember from Idols of the Heart and an article on teaching our girls to love Christ more than a boyfriend in RC's magazine. I found myself posting clip after clip on my facebook so you can go there and check it out.  You can also read the forward and first couple of chapters on Amazon. https://kindle.amazon.com/post/9ZID7ZVOVAOQ I tried to sum it up for you here but I can't do it justice so you will just have to check it out for yourself :)