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r. J, », I, -• • • :> * , » I ? f « » • t » ^ , S i I i i thoughts ponderings Antinomianism (Part 2) Should We Obey God’s Law? Sacra (0 by Tyler Greene ’5) o If you would like a response in the next issue, please o 0> send me an E-mail at greenebt@montreat. edu. h- Limit to approx. 100 words. In the last article, we saw that antinomianism simply means lawlessness. Antinomianism takes on many forms. However, they all afiSrm that Christians no longer need to follow God’s law as part of their obedience to him. Christ-centered antinomianism says that we no longer need to follow the law because Christ ha^ J fulfilled it for Christians by jtfs death and resurrection. It is hue that becausO’of'the* woik of Christ those who believe in him are counted ri^teous fay faith apart fix»m the law. How ever, it is wrong to conclude from this that we may then follow a life of unrepentant sin because Christ has fulfilled the law for us. Paul addresses this in Romans 5:20 and 6:1 by saying, “Now the law came in to increase the hespass, but where sin increased. grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteous ness leading to eterriiil lifb through, Jesus Christ^^r Lord... What shall we say th^t Are we to continue in sin tl^^^e may abound?. By no is! How can we who died to ^still five in it?” j The law, says Paul, came as way to do two things: show oiplin and show God’s grace. I|pfi^ever, thoi^ God’s grace is shown m our sin, we are not to 'assdude tibat we ^uld pursue lives of sin.. The reason we cannot pursue sin is drat through > Christ we have died to it, mesurnig that we now serve Christ instead of sin. Serving Christ in this way means obeying his will, which is for us to be righteous. John puts it this way in 1 John 3:4-7, “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there iff%ia..sin. No one who abides in him k'aaafej^simting: no one who keep^n sinning raaiigither seen known him. Lifl^^dren, iS no one deceive you. Who^^,,' practices righteousness is righ teous, as he is righteous.” John says that everyone who makes a practice of .sinnjng' prac tices lawlessness. Wl^' he says». “makes a practice trf sinning,” he is referpng to uiMs^tant sm. The .word for lawlessness, her^ is where we gef jhft ' % He then cocitinucs by saying that no one who ^des is Christ continues in unrepeolaaf sin, or lawlessness (antinomianism). Those who are identified with Christ and his righ teousness are characterized by per sonal righteousness. Not that tfiey are sinless, but that they are striving after righteouaiess. It is important for us to see that no one identified with Christ can be characterized as practicir^ lawless ness. John, here, has God’s law in mind when speaking of lawless- »aess. From this we must conclude j- that God’s law has a place in the lives-of Christians. Those wl» refuse to follow God’s law must be oaiegorized as being lawless. As Christians, we must trust in Christ and his righteousness for our salvation, not our own works. However, this does not mean that we should not follow God's law as part of our obedience to him as but savior. We need to see that it is not inconsistent to embrace Christ as our savior and God’s law as our mle of life. In fact, this is what characterizes us as Christians. Cav Baseball Eyes Championship "»w Anrfraut/ PIHor * ■ by Andrew Elder The echo of pingitig base balls can be heard all around the Montreat College. campus on a mid-aftemoon, Febmary day. It is the Spring Semester and the brink of the 2005 baseball season is just around the comer and this year’s baseball team has something to prove. The goal of winning a National Championship has been dancing around in the heads of the team since the first day of school. Junior pitcher Brandon Bradbum extended his thoughts on the subject, “I feel we should fall nothing short of a Conference Championship.” The 2003-2004 season brought success for the Cavaliers as they finished 41-12 and second in conference, and ranked as high as 12* in the nation. Head coach Travis Little took over after Darin Chaplain left with a 0^ record. The Cavaliers went on to lose only eight of the remaining 49 games the rest of the season. The Cavaliers’ season ended when they lost in the Regionals. “It was a bittersweet ending,” coach Little stated. “It was a bless ing being there after a wonderful season that we had but only having two^thirds of the team being able to play was disappointing,” coach Little stated Injuries and a food poisoning incident during the tour nament prevented one-third of the team fix>m participating Keeping players seems to be the biggest challenge for Montreat as 11 people decided to not come back this season. Coach Little had a busy summer trying to fill in the holes. In an atterr^t to bring in experienced talent, coach Little went to junior colleges, evaluated who was inter ested in ttansferring to the team, and looked at higli school ranks. “Losing the incredible group of seniors that we had last year, who not only brought talent to the field but also brought leadership, is diSi- culL The process of replacing great players with great players isn’t just necessary, but as a coach it’s a natu ral process.” The goal of this year’s squad is to go further than last season. This and advancing to the Super Region als for “the first time in school his tory,” according to Little. . Coach Little and the rest of his staff, including assistant coach Mike Bender and pitching coach Matt Hochevar, hope to travel to The National Championship is in Lewiston, Idaho fitim May 27 to June 3,2005. Coach Little explains to the team that he wants them “to feel goose bumps,” when thinking about step ping up to the plate in Lewiston. “I want them to develop such a desire to be at the College World Series that it controls all of their actions in practice. I want it to feel as if I reached in and squeezed their heart.” The first step in proving that Montreat Baseball belongs in the National Champiomhip starts this coming weekend with their Con ference opening series with King College on Friday and Saturday in Bristof Tennessee. As the pinging of new baseballs echo off the Montreat mountains, each ball represents a step closer to the team’s goal of flying to Idaho in late May to represent their school, community, and firmily in the National Championship. Wharsup? Music Dance Theatre Other Montreat Happenings Tift Merritt & the Carbines Friday Night Dance Hush: An Interview with Black Mountain Marathon Tara Leigh Cobble The Orange Peel Asheville Ballroom & Dance America and Mt. Mitchell Challenge Lake Tomaliawk Gaither Fellowship Half = Fri 18 Feb, 8pm Fri 18 Feb, 8-10:30pra Carol Belk Theatre, UNCA Thu24Feb,8-10pm,free SI 2 advance $14 door www.ashevillebalIroom.com Wed 23 Feb - Sun 27 Feb, 8pm, Sat 26 Feb, 7pm Hike Night Sun 27 Feb ,, Asheville Pizza and Brewery Thu 17 Mar ^ Toots & the Maytals The Orange Peel ’ Thu 17 Mar, 8pm $18 advance $20 door Old Farmer^s Ball Contra Dancing Bryson Gym, Warren Wilson Every Thu, 8pm, $5 www.otdfarmersbali.com $10 general $5 students blackmountainmarathon.com Feb. 18,2005, Page 3 The Whetstone
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