In episode 43, Larry brings much clarity to the Christian walk set before us.
In the discussion portion Joy and Faithann wrap up Season 2 with final thoughts on Larry's lessons, focusing mainly on how to look at the Law of God properly, under grace.
These are the wonderful words Faithann spoke in our discussion on the place of the Law for Christians:
"We aren’t Olympians, we are recreational swimmers.
Just as a father might ta...
In episode 43, Larry brings much clarity to the Christian walk set before us.
In the discussion portion Joy and Faithann wrap up Season 2 with final thoughts on Larry's lessons, focusing mainly on how to look at the Law of God properly, under grace.
These are the wonderful words Faithann spoke in our discussion on the place of the Law for Christians:
"We aren’t Olympians, we are recreational swimmers.
Just as a father might take his son to the local swimming pool to teach him how to swim, the Holy Spirit takes us to the Scriptures to show us how to live as Christians. And this is just one of the jobs of the Holy Spirit, along with pointing us to Christ.
The paramount truth for the father and son as recreational swimmers, what is most true about them, as the father teaches and as the son learns, as they swim together, is their relationship.
In contrast, the driving truth for the Olympian and his coach is that Gold Medal. It’s the glory. It’s the measurement. It’s the comparison.
The coach and athlete’s relationship is rooted in and surrounded by performance, not by love. Everything that is happening from the moment the athlete and the coach begin their training together, to the moment they enter Olympic Village is driven by being the best.
The recreational swimmers don’t want or need to be the best. And especially with the father and his son, swimming is merely the activity that bonds father and son closer together.
We don’t cast out the bondwoman and her son by denying or ignoring all that is true about a swimming pool.
Even as recreational swimmers, it’s not a good idea to run on the wet concrete. It’s probably not useful to steal the lifeguard’s whistle. It’s good to use proper swimming techniques to avoid drowning. There’s utility in jumping off of the high dive in such a way so as to not belly flop in the water below.
We participate in all the “best practices” when it comes to swimming, just as the Olympians do.
What we cast out, through faith, is that Gold medal. We cast out the measurement. We cast out our pride. We cast out our self righteousness. We cast out our comparisons, and most importantly, we cast out our confidence in our own abilities.
Would the father desire that the son become such a good swimmer that he finds himself being ignored by his son? That he sees his son rely on his own abilities and stop spending time with him?
Never. We aren’t Olympians, we are recreational swimmers that have been rescued from the abyss and brought into a relationship with the maker of heaven and earth, who is working all things for our good." - Faithann
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