These things are being taken figuratively:
Summary: Figuring out what history means is best done with the guidance of God.
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… the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
Summary: Paul keeps working at his metaphor, adding layers of detail that help us understand how deep the Father’s love for us is.
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“For through the law I died to the law …”
Summary: The complexities of Paul’s logic can be difficult to follow. Here, we explore the meanings of life and death and how they relate to the laws of the old covenant.
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… and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
Summary: Understanding the difference between the grace of Christ and a pseudo-gospel is important. Before we are done here, Paul will make sure that we know what he is talking about.
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In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Summary: Thinking about how we approach God leads to some interesting thoughts about who and what God is and how we relate to him.
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As for you, you were dead …
Summary: The meanings of “alive” and “dead” are easy to see when we are talking about physical bodies. When the subject is a spiritual body, the definitions of “dead” and “alive” change. The words remain the same, but the meanings are different.
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