The Laodicean Message - E.H. “Jack” Sequeira

Romans 7:18 says:
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in
my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what
is good, but I cannot carry it out.
Now when the flesh appears good, Paul calls in
Galatians 6:12, “The fair showing of the flesh.”
Let’s turn to it, Galatians 6:12. Please remember
that Paul is dealing with the works of the law in
Galatians; that is a problem that we are facing. The
Judaizers did not make a sharp distinction between
ceremonial law and moral law like we do. To
them, all the laws of Moses were in one lump. The
emphasis was on circumcision and the moral law.
Those who want to make a good impression
outwardly are trying to compel you to be
circumcised. The only reason they do this is to
avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.
In other words, “As many as would like to
show you how good you are, they’ll say, ‘You
must to this and that.’” In their day, it was
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