Posts by Tricia Gunn

Jesus was the firstborn among many brethren, and we have become sons of God through Him, because of Him, by HIm. “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that WE might receive…

“And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and HEIRS according to the promise.” (Galatians 3:29)1 Think about this: an heir inherits right now. Contrast this with the “heir-apparent.” For example, Prince Charles is an heir apparent. One day he will be the heir to the throne, but not until his mother dies.…

Paul said the law was like a schoolmaster to lead us to Christ. “But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. Therefore the law was our TUTOR to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith…

Some time ago a young man who was struggling with homosexuality reached out to me. As I was driving up to the coffee shop where we were meeting, I asked the Lord what He wanted me to say, and He only gave me one thing: ask the young man whether he believed that he was…

“…we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Hebrews 10:10, NASB)1 The legalistic church has really found herself between a rock and a hard place as the Gospel of grace is spreading like wildfire across the globe because they don’t want to disenfranchise a culture of people…

Is sin the central issue of life? “…so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, NOT TO DEAL WITH OUR SINS, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.” (Hebrews 9:28, NLT)1 Do you know…

In Galatians 3:21 Paul asked the question “Is the law then against the promises of God?” because he had said just a couple of verses back that the law was added to bring out the sinfulness of sin and the guilt of man (verse 19). If the law were still being used, wouldn’t that make…

The mixture of law and grace is so appealing because it is easy to preach and easy to understand: “You are saved by faith, and the ‘good news’ is that you now have your part to play so you can stay right with God! You will be so fulfilled as you keep your end of…

The law says, “draw back.” Grace says, “draw near.” “…and it [the law] was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one.” (Galatians 3:19-20)1In the Old Covenant of law, Moses and the angels were mediators between the people and God because…

“What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made;…”” (Galatians 3:19)1 The law entered that sin might increase.2(Romans 5:20) The law entered that sin might be exceedingly sinful.3(Romans 7:13) The law was given to show the sinner that he needed…

Did you know that as a believer in Jesus Christ, you are the “Seed of Abraham”? “Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, ‘And to seeds,’ as of many, but as of one, ‘And to your Seed,’ who is Christ.” (Galatians 3:16)1Where Paul says, “and to your Seed,”…

The covenant that God made on behalf of Abraham was an irrevocable covenant. That means it couldn’t be changed. It was final. In Galatians 3:15, Paul illustrates the nature of covenants and how they work by using the example of human covenants. When someone enters covenant, he obligates himself to it unto his death. Brethren,…