Bob starts off with our comparison to the Olympic athletes "..giving 120% just for earthly rewards. . we've got to raise the bar too...". He then goes through the scripture reading to show the ideas of challenge and the need for God's help to fulfill those challenges. Moses had those challenges. Paul has challenges of flesh and spirit. Bob explains the different cultures at that time and their different values then. Bob said we need to use common sense to understand what is going on at that time. He also talked of Paul's statement that the Letter of the Law kills the Spirit. Look at the Bible and look for the meaning. Look for that Spirit in what is being said. Look at the Bible with a greater perspective and not just word for word, line for line. God did not come to destroy that Law, he came to perfect it. Look at the Spirit and not the letter of the Law.

• published: 24 Feb 2014
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