It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Summary: Understanding what Paul means by freedom is key to understanding what it means to be saved by faith in Jesus.
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Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
Summary: Freedom is not something that comes naturally to someone who was born into slavery.
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“Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
Summary: Sarah’s demand that Abraham “get rid of” Hagar and Ishmael puts Abraham in a tough spot.
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But what does Scripture say?
Summary: Paul’s statement about Scripture points us to an important truth. God arranged for us to have Scripture for a reason.
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At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now.
Summary: In this passage, Paul gives us a timeless insight into the human condition.
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Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.
Summary: Paul has been using Sarah and Hagar as examples of faith and works. Abraham had faith, but Sarah wanted to rely on works. Faith worked out better.
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For it is written:
“Be glad, barren woman,
you who never bore a child;
shout for joy and cry aloud,
you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
than of her who has a husband.”
Summary: The passage from Isaiah describes the miracle of a woman who has no children finding herself blessed with an abundance of children.
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But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.
Summary: Paul’s reference to a “Jerusalem that is above” is a bit obscure. To understand what he is talking about we have to explore the rest of God’s Word.
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Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
Summary: Today’s meditation is dedicated to the brave men and women who have made this country possible by sacrificing their lives.
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One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar. Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
Summary: The writer of Hebrews reminds us that faith is “assurance about what we do not see.” Sometimes we need to be reminded of what it is that we don’t see. Paul is here to help us!
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