In Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5, Paul explains how those who are baptized into Jesus Christ are the people of God and do not have the Old Covenant law as an authority over them. Jesus Christ fulfilled what the law required and has moved man from childishness to adult maturity, calling his people to love.

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In Ephesians 2:14-22, Paul reminds the church in Ephesus how Jesus’ redemptive work changed reality and made obsolete everything within the Old Covenant. Jesus Christ is the Lord over all creation, not just a small group of people in the land of Israel.

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In Ephesians 2:4-10, Paul reminds us that our salvation is completely and wholly the work of God through Jesus Christ. We are not saved by our own works, but our works are the fruit of being saved.

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In Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2, Paul explains how everything of the Old Covenant was images and stories. But the reality of what God was to do through Jesus Christ only became real with the incarnation.

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In Galatians 2:16-20, Paul talks about the fallacy of seeking justification in good works and the reality of restoration only in Jesus Christ. As part of the people of God, we are called to turn away from trying to save ourselves but instead, to live according to love.

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In Galatians 1:11-19, Paul reminds the church in Galatia that the truth and power of the gospel is found in the apostolic faith, not in Paul’s oratorical skills or remarkable passion. That which Paul thought was so great in himself was actually his weakness.

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In Titus 3:8-15, Paul emphasizes the importance of believing and practicing that which the Church has always believed and practiced. And at the same time, our lives are to be a practical living out of loving one’s neighbor.

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In 2 Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1, Paul reminds us that God is with us, that he loves us, and that it is our responsibility to aim for holiness. The Christian should be different from the world.

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In 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Paul explains how the Church and the faithful Christian who is part of that Church see life in very different terms from the world. Holiness and loving one’s neighbor is to be pursued at any cost.

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In 2 Corinthians 4:6-15, Paul explains how the life of the Christian is not like the life of the Israelite. While we may suffer in our faithfulness, we can know that as part of the body of Christ, eternal life is ours. It is our responsibility to pursue holiness.

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