Rm 4.4-5 Proposition: Justification by faith is a ‘works-free’ zone. We are still answering the question, “What then shall we say that Abraham has found?” (Rm 4.1). In our text today, we are expanding on the clinching Scripture (Gen 15.6) by examining two contrasts: the one who is working and the one who is not working. The one who is working is an illustration from life … [Read more...] about To Him that Worketh Not [Romans]
Archives for June 2009
Beloved Be Mindful [Growth]
2 Pt 3.1-2 Beloved be mindful! Be mindful of the Word! That is the first foundation of Christian growth we see in 2 Pt 3. Peter is very anxious that his readers wake up to this truth and own it for themselves. His ongoing ministry to us is the Word of God he and the other apostles left behind. Read the notes while you listen. … [Read more...] about Beloved Be Mindful [Growth]
Evangelizing Children (4) [Christian Home]
For our Bible Study session, we begin a discussion on the subject of Evangelizing Children. We are basing it on an article published by Grace Community Church of Sun Valley, CA. We have certain distinct differences with this ministry, but nevertheless find the materials they produce and the preaching ministry of their pastor, John MacArthur to be very beneficial. The third … [Read more...] about Evangelizing Children (4) [Christian Home]
What about Abraham? [Romans]
Rm 4.1-3 The great doctrine of Roman's is justification by faith. Today, we see Abraham’s testimony proving Paul’s proposition: the just shall live by faith alone. Abraham is the key example because of his position in the Scriptures and in the minds of the Jews. We see his testimony, and it settles the question. There is only one means by which a man may be justified, … [Read more...] about What about Abraham? [Romans]
The Life is in the Blood [Leviticus, Communion]
Lev 17.1-16 We discover in this chapter, the Levitical laws of blood, a universal truth expressed in laws applied to several different dispensations – first under Noah, here in Leviticus under Moses, and last in the book of Acts under the Apostles. This universal truth is the notion of life being in the blood, which makes it possible for a bloody death to function as a … [Read more...] about The Life is in the Blood [Leviticus, Communion]