This is a lesson on Abraham as a type of New Testament Christian. Abraham typifies a Christian. Before we get into this study, though, I refer you to two studies on Rom 4 taught in Sunday school. They are the lesson on Imputed Righteousness and the lesson on Comparing Abraham’s...
Before going into a study of Abraham’s typology, we should understand why God chose Abraham. Why does God even have a chosen people on earth? The reason God chose Abraham is this. God’s eternal plan was to become incarnate. So, he chose a man from whom his seed would come. ...
Today we are studying God’s covenant with Abraham. Under this covenant, Abraham was promised a blessing (Gen 12:1-3), a seed (Gen 12:7), a nation (Gen 12:2), and a land grant (Gen 12:7; 15:18-21). Furthermore, this covenant protected Abraham and his seed from those that would curse them (Gen 12:3). God’s...
Justification by Faith and Works Jas 2:18-26 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If justification is by faith then what is justification by faith and works in James 2 about? It’s about Tribulation saints. Christians often use James 2:18-26 to prove that you must do something to show that you are saved and...
The Value of Integrity Genesis 20:1-18 In our passage for this lesson Abraham travels into Gerar. He is afraid that the people of Gerar will kill him and take his wife. Therefore, he tells them that Sarah is his sister. Even though this is a half truth she is still...
A Study in the Book of Romans Lesson #5 : Our Connection to Abraham (Romans 4:1-25) At the end of Romans chapter 3 Paul wrote about Jesus Christ being the answer for man’s problem of sin. And it was plain how that we are justified by faith in the Lord...
The Resurrection of the Dead Acts 24: 14-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Paul defended himself before Felix he said that there shall be a resurrection of the dead. There are times when you have to look further down the road than your current timeframe. When you are enduring something that...
In the Mount of the Lord It Shall be Seen Gen. 22: 1-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Mount of the Lord It Shall be Seen Genesis 24:1-14 In this message we are going to look at Abraham’s willingness to offer up Isaac as a burnt offering to the Lord....
The God of Abraham Matt. 22: 31-33 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus told the Sadducees that they didn’t believe in the resurrection because they didn’t understand that the God of Abraham is the God of the living, not of the dead. Throughout the Bible, we find references to the God of...
The Kingdom Study Lesson 3 : From Abraham to the Kings In the previous lesson we saw how that both Adam and Noah had the Kingdom of Heaven and both lost it. In Genesis chapter 11 we see that God comes down and confuses the languages and scatters the people aboard....
