The New Covenant: A New Wineskin for a New Wine
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Defeated Christian Living
- Focus
- Working to overcome sin
- Object of faith
- How well I perform the works
- Power source
- Self
- Result
- Repeated failure
Welcome to “Matt’s Notes” — your home for insights, exegesis, and encouragement from the desk and pen of yours truly.
Here you'll find commentary that aims to be clear, honest, and faithful to Scripture. Whether it's walking through a passage verse by verse, reflecting on a hard question, or offering perspective on something in the world around us, the goal is always the same: to glorify Christ, build up His people, and speak the truth in love.
I'm not a pastor, scholar, or professional apologist — just a fellow disciple of Christ and student of the Word sharing my notes.
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How Jesus delivered me from pornography addiction.
Ten years ago today — May 8th, 2016 — I walked into a freedom that has held ever since. Not because of some new technique. Not because of strength I found in myself. But because I finally learned how to rely on the power of the Holy Spirit by placing my faith in what Jesus accomplished at the cross.
That breakthrough redirected my entire walk with Christ — and it's the heartbeat behind everything I write here.
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How to experience freedom from sin.
Two ways of relating to sin. Same struggle. Radically different outcomes.
Victorious Christian Living
- Focus
- Resting in Jesus' defeat of sin
- Object of faith
- The finished work of the cross
- Power source
- Holy Spirit
- Result
- Progressive victory
The Holy Spirit gives us victory only through faith in the finished work of the cross — because the Holy Spirit works exclusively within the parameters of the finished work of the cross.
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."
Romans 8:2Freedom from sin is not experienced by anything that we do.
Freedom from sin is experienced exclusively through faith in what Jesus has done.
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