Walk in Righteousness

About this episode

Angus Buchan discusses the importance of walking in righteousness through the guidance of the Holy Spirit rather than adhering strictly to the Mosaic law.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 2nd of May, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in 2 Corinthians 3:6: ”… for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”  This is quite a serious and liberating scripture. We cannot live according to the Mosaic law. You can’t - that is why they kept offering sacrifices continually when they were in the desert. When the Holy Spirit came to earth after Jesus went to Heaven, He is the one who convicts us of walking in truth and righteousness. Now, if we look at the Book of Acts 15:24, this is what the apostles sent to the Gentiles, the Greeks, the people that were not Jews, and said to them that you do not have to obey the law, you just have to obey the commandments of God.  ” Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law”—to whom we gave no such commandment”  Acts 15:24 ” that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep…

People in this episode

Host: Angus Buchan

Topics covered

• righteousness
• Holy Spirit
• Christian commandments
• Mosaic law
• spirituality

Keywords

• righteousness
• Holy Spirit
• Mosaic law
• Christianity
• spirituality
• Acts 15
• 2 Corinthians

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 2 Corinthians, Book of Acts, Westminster Confession

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