Month: February 2017

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No condemnation for those in Christ Jesus

I’m sure you’ve read Romans 8.1-3 countless times. It’s one of those passages in Scripture that we never tire of reading. “…no condemnation…set you free…from the law…he condemned sin in the flesh…” It’s rich from start to finish, full of soul-gladdening truth.

But it’s one thing to know the truth and it’s another to be comforted by it. I want to encourage you to look briefly at this text and to walk away from it with the comfort God intends you to have by it. Let’s walk through it together. Continue reading “No condemnation for those in Christ Jesus”

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Confessing our sins to our loving Father

One of the greatest struggles Christians have is against their own legalistic tendency to see our loving and merciful Father as a wrathful Judge when we’ve sinned against Him.

It is of course true that we Christians do sin. We sin everyday–to our grief and shame. But we no longer sin as a criminal in Adam before a Judge in God. Instead, being in Christ (Col 1.13-14), we sin as a child of God before a God in Christ. Continue reading “Confessing our sins to our loving Father”

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Welcome to my Blog

Welcome! My name is James La Belle. I’m glad you visited my blog and hope you’ll find a few things here to help you enjoy life, grow in the grace of Christ, give thanks to God, and bring glory to the Lord.

I’m the pastor of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church on Cape Cod and live here with my lovely wife and seven wonderful children. I enjoy reading Puritan and Reformed literature and use this blog to share some of the thoughts of my study with you. If you find something here that edifies you, please leave a comment to let me know; and if you’d like a regular diet of what you read here, then be sure to Subscribe!

Thank you and God bless you,

Dr. J