By Mike Peek

The Law of Christ is a subject near and dear to my heart because “the law of Christ is Christ...in all the wonder of His perfect divine humanity, calling His disciples to follow Him and empowering them to do so by His own resurrection life working within them. The high calling of every Christian is nothing less than to put on the Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 This morning, our pastor, Phillip Dancy, PhD, preached on Roman 6:12-23. 2  He has been preaching through the Epistle to the Romans since February 11th. This area of the epistle is on the subject of sanctification: “being made holy as God is holy.” He named the sermon, “The Gospel of Freedom.” 3  Today’s sermon inspired me to write about the law of Christ which he mentioned in his sermon. Based on what Dr. Dancy said, I believe that he and I share the same understanding regarding the law of Christ. Dr. Dancy said, “since we are free from the law, are we free to sin? Of course not! We have freedom to do what we ought to do.” 4...

The first post that I made to this blog was named: Jesus the Fulfillment of God's Law , posted June 19, 2010 . Today's post will be my 420th which means that I have averaged one writing a week for eight years. During that time I have grown in understand of God the Father and Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our Lord and the Holy Spirit, the church, the forgiveness of sins, and the resurrection of the body to eternal life. Lord willing I will continue to grow in my understanding because Jesus prayed to the Father that this is eternal life. (Jn 1-5) The past few days I have desired to write, but did not know what I should write. I have had several things on my mind: my job as a Registered Nurse, the great commission, the law of Christ and a discovery that I made just yesterday in The Gospel According to John . I have a great deal to say about all of these and will write about them in the days to come but today I would like to reflect on the why I write this blog. I hav...

I love reading the Scriptures, because like the apostle Paul said to Timothy: All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. 1  I also like reading church history because it helps me understand why things are the way they are especially when they do not line up with what I understand from reading Scripture. Recently I read  The Gospel According to Matthew,  in doing so, I found something that does not line up with what is often taught. As a Reformed Baptist I was told that we should adhere to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of faith. I have a copy of this confession on my book shelf, I read it a couple of times a year, but reading through Matthew I found a few things that do not line up. Article 19 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession speaks to  The Law of God.  The writers of this confession say th...

This past week one of the nurses on my unit asked: "Are there any physical proofs for Christianity. I mean, is there anything that we can show an atheist as proof for Christianity?" Here is the answer that I gave: "Yes, there are archeological evidences for the history of Christianity, you can look these up in a Christian History Book, Bible Dictionary, or Bible Handbook, but none of these are going to convince an unbeliever. The apostle Paul said that the gospel is the power of God for salvation 1 and faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of Christ; 2  therefore, we must preach the gospel. Jesus told His disciples: "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me, and you will testify also, because you have been with Me from the beginning." 3  In order for someone to come to faith in Christ they need both the inward testimony of the Spirit a...

Mike Peek, a disciple of Jesus Christ and servant of God called according to His purpose: Grace to you and peace in the name of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. I took this photograph on the evening of May 20, 2018, from a friend's boat dock. I like the pick because it reminds me of the words of Christ, While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light . 1  Three days a week I work 12  1/2  hour shifts in an intensive care unit but I have four days a week free from those duties. On my days off it is my routine to run a 10k early in the morning. This picture is of the evening, but it reminds me of those early morning runs because the scene and lighting are similar. I run an out and back course from my home. The turn around point is at the end of the levy-dam on Lake Tyler. As I run along the levy-dam I am headed east just as the sun begins to rise above the tree tops. My thoughts are often reflec...

Yesterday I was given the privilege to teach a Sunday School class at Sylvania Church. The passage is 1 Thessalonians 1:3. The following is a summary of what the Lord gave me to teach. I hope that it benefits your walk with our Lord. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. New Testament letters have four features: They are intended to be authoritative.[1] They are situational.[2] They are carefully written and Delivered.[3] They are intended for the Christian Community.[4] New Testament letters have three main parts: An introduction[5] A body[6] A conclusion[7] The entire letter is meant to be read in its entirety to the congregation. The body of the letter is situational. The conclusion may include travel plans, commendation of coworkers, prayer and prayer request, greetings, final instructions and exhortations, autograph, benediction and doxology. The introduction usually includes the name of the author(s), the name(s) of the recipient(s), a greeting, ...

These were the words of Jesus when He began His ministry in Galilee. Jesus demonstrated Himself to be the Christ, the Son of God by many signs and wonders. (Jn. 20:30-31) The gospel is His teaching ministry and His sacrificial death on the cross for the sins of His disciples and His victorious bodily resurrection from the dead. All authority has been given to Him in heaven and on earth. He commissioned His disciples to go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that He commanded them. (Mt. 28:18-20) He promised the Holy Spirit to accompany them on the way. (Jn. 15:26-27) These men witnessed His ascension into heaven and were told by two angels that He would return in the same way in which they saw Him go into heaven. (Acts 1:1-11) Christ is now seated at the right hand of the Father God (Heb. 1:3, 13) and will return with His angels on a day and hour of the Father’s choos...