Sloppy agape?

- Follow the rules or free "get out of hell" card?

- Is it "Old Testament out, New Testament in?"

- In this day of Grace, is the Law something we even need to concern ourselves with?

It's vital in today's culture, especially in the modern-day church to fully understand how true followers of Jesus Christ relate to both the Law and Grace.

Jesus said that He didn't come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it. What does that mean? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus referred to the Law as "you've heard it said" or "you've seen it written.' He then lays out that the works of the Law is outward but the work of Grace is heart-changing.

That's why we have the Holy Spirit in us. He is the One who empowers but also convicts. He leads us into truth and into repentance.

Get out the Book of Galatians. There's a great revelation of just how we're supposed to deal with the Law and Grace.

Tube steaks, baseball, apple, pie, and the odor of burned sulfur wafting in the air.

Yup, it's July 4th!

As we celebrate the 249th birthday of our great nation, we step back and take a wide view of this country and our involvement in the events happening around the world.

Just a few weeks ago, "bunker breaker bombs," in Operation Midnight Hammer, were dropped on nuclear energy labs in the distant country of Iran. A few short days later other events occurred as a direct or indirect result of this action. These are things we need to talk about.

Plus, as believers, we need to clarify the difference between our independence and our freedom. Through Christ, we have them but what are we supposed to do with them? Freedom is the responsibility to do what we ought, not the ability to just do what we want.

Ever play the game, "Telephone?" It's where someone whispers something to another person and then they pass it to another person and on and on until everyone has had the phrase whispered to them. Then the last person tells the group what the message was. The results can be hilarious...and more often than not, quite different from the original.

Well, unfortunately in the Church world, some of God's Word has been passed around and misquoted, some intentionally - which is a major sin - and sometimes via ignorance of the Word.

"God helps those who help themselves" is probably second only to "Money is the root of all evil" as misquoted phrases. In fact, the first one isn't even close to scripture but was in Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac!"

Some misquotes are hilarious while some are quite heartbreaking.

Most of us know how important the Bible is to our spiritual life but too many only occasionally visit it or let someone else tell them what It says.

How do we insulate ourselves from misquoting and misinterpreting the most important message of the universe? Listen and find out.