Spiritual Blessings Eph. 1:1-6
Ephesians 1:1-6 Spiritual Blessings CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul writes this letter primarily to Christians: he addresses the “saints,” “faithful” (v. 1). He offers them the “grace” and peace of God which is typical of his letters (v. 2). Grace comes from God and Jesus Christ as supernatural strength from God in areas of our weakness. […]
Contrasting the Old Man and the New Man II Cor. 5:17
Contrasting the Old Man and the New Man II Cor.5:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 2 Cor 5:17 says, “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” When we get saved, we truly are new creatures in Christ. Our old man is […]
Delivered From the Law, Rom 7:1-13
In Rom 7:6 Paul says, Now we are delivered from the law. For a law abiding Jew, being delivered from the law would be unthinkable. As we saw in our study of Galatians, Jews were trying to put Gentile Christians back under the law by commanding that they be circumcised and keep the law of […]
Make Disciples Matt. 28:18-20
Make Disciples Matt. 28:18-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Some people believe that Matt 28:19 says, Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all nations… They get this from going back to the “Greek.” But Matt 28:19 doesn’t say that. It says, Go ye therefore, and teach all nations… There is a definite and important difference between […]
Do Not Frustrate the Grace of God Gal. 2:21
Do Not Frustrate the Grace of God Gal 2:21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul said, I do not frustrate the grace of God. That is he didn’t try to make himself righteous by keeping the law since, by the grace of God, he was already righteous in Jesus Christ. You and I often frustrate the grace […]
Let Not Sin Reign, Rom 6:12-23
In Rom 6:12-23 Paul explains why we should not let sin reign in our mortal bodies. He gives a practical reason, a doctrinal reason and a rational reason. We will examine each of these reasons why we should not let sin reign. The Practical Reason – Rom 6:12-16 – after we get saved sin still […]
Fellowhelpers to the Truth III John 6-8
Fellowhelpers to the Truth III John 6-8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We are to be fellowhelpers to the truth. In other words, we are to help each other with the Bible. We need help understanding the Bible – Acts 8:30-31 – the Ethiopian eunuch could not understand the passage in Isaiah he was reading without some […]
Dead to Sin, Rom 6:1-11
Some men are inclined to preach licentiousness because “where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,” [Rom 5:20]. In Rom 6:1-11, Paul answers the challenge, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?” No, because we are dead to sin. In this passage Paul explains how we are dead to sin and the consequence […]
The Women in Proverbs, Prov 2:16
There are thirteen different women in Proverbs. Of these, 9 are bad women and 4 are good women. According to these numbers, as a general rule, then, there are about twice as many bad women as there are good. We will discuss the women in Proverbs in chronological order. In this lesson, see if you […]
Do You Have Understanding Prov.1
Do You Have Understanding Prov. 1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Understanding is mentioned 53 times in Proverbs. It is obviously very important. Do you have understanding? You know you are getting understanding when: You walk uprightly – Prov 15:21 – because you have departed from evil [Job 28:28]. You understand that sin is why Jesus died […]