HFD Ministries

The real reason the woman was told to go and sin no more

Scripture (referenced): John 8:3–11
Scripture (inferred): Romans 8:1; John 3:17; Romans 2:4; 2 Corinthians 5:17
Themes:Grace before correction; condemnation removed before change; identity over behavior; wisdom and protection within a broken system; transformation through love rather than fear.
Keywords:go and sin no more, woman caught in adultery, no condemnation, grace, identity, freedom, transformation

Romans 6-8 is not about fighting against sin

Scripture (referenced): Romans 6:3–11; Romans 7:14–25; Romans 8:1–11
Scripture (inferred): Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:1–3; 2 Corinthians 5:17; John 8:36
Themes: Death with Christ as a finished reality; Romans 7 as the frustration of self-effort and law-based living; flesh as a mindset not a nature; Romans 8 as life in the Spirit marked by freedom, sonship, and security; identity restoration leading to natural fruit.
Keywords: Romans 6–8, death with Christ, self-effort, law, flesh, mindset, Spirit, sonship, freedom, identity

Renew your mind and take your thoughts captive

Scripture (referenced): Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Colossians 3:1–10
Scripture (inferred): 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 4:22–24; John 8:32
Themes: Mind renewal as unlearning lies in light of finished identity; new creation preceding transformation; thoughts captive through discernment not striving; behavior change flowing from identity alignment rather than self-effort.
Keywords: renew the mind, identity, new creation, truth, lies, thoughts captive, freedom, transformation

The flesh is not your body

Scripture (referenced): Romans 8:5–9; Galatians 5:16–17; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20
Scripture (inferred): Romans 7:18–25; Colossians 2:20–23; Genesis 1:31; John 15:4–5
Themes: Flesh as a fear-shaped mindset not the physical body; contrast between flesh and Spirit as sources of life; self-protection versus trust; mind renewal leading to freedom rather than self-conflict.
Keywords: flesh, body, mindset, self-reliance, Spirit, identity, trust, mind renewal

Dying to self and dying daily

Scripture (referenced): Galatians 2:20; Romans 6:6–7; 1 Corinthians 15:31
Scripture (inferred): Colossians 3:1–3; Romans 8:10–11; Luke 9:23; 2 Corinthians 5:17
Themes: Finished work of the cross; old self already crucified; misinterpretation of “die daily”; cross as surrender not self-punishment; mind renewal versus self-effort.
Keywords: dying to self, crucified with Christ, finished work, old man, identity, surrender, mind renewal, freedom

Healing the orphan heart, the beginning of sonship

Scripture (referenced): Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6–7
Scripture (inferred): Luke 15:20–24; John 14:18; 1 John 3:1; Ephesians 1:4–5
Themes: Orphan mindset versus sonship; conditional love and self-protection; healing through experiencing the Father’s heart; identity rooted in safety, not performance; obedience flowing from relationship.
Keywords: orphan mindset, sonship, Father’s love, trust, identity, safety, belonging, healing

How do you rest in the finished work of Jesus?

Scripture (referenced): Hebrews 4:9–10; John 19:30; Romans 8:1
Scripture (inferred): Matthew 11:28–30; Colossians 2:13–15; Ephesians 2:8–9; Galatians 2:20
Themes: Rest as the fruit of the finished work; freedom from striving and self-proving; acceptance and sonship replacing survival mode; identity rooted in love not performance; receiving rather than fixing.
Keywords: rest, finished work, acceptance, sonship, freedom, identity, grace, trust

What is the real gospel?

Scripture (referenced): 1 Corinthians 15:1–4; John 19:30
Scripture (inferred): Romans 5:8–10; 2 Corinthians 5:17–21; Colossians 2:13–14; Ephesians 2:8–9
Themes: The Gospel as finished work not performance; salvation received not earned; end of separation, shame, and condemnation; belonging and family over probation; freedom replacing fear-based religion.
Keywords: gospel, good news, finished work, grace, forgiveness, belonging, freedom, love