Romans 1:16-19 – For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall... Continue Reading →
A Godly Response To Sickness And Death Part 2
2Co 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2Co 5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 2Co 5:3 If so be that being... Continue Reading →
The Reconciling of the World unto God
The grace of God given to Paul for the Gentiles is glorious. Its glory is like the radiant colors manifest by a ray of light streaming through a diamond.
The Reorientation of God’s Ambassadors
“Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world” 2Tim 4:10
Many Offences Unto Justification
Romans 5:16 – And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. In Romans 5, Paul the apostle delineates the security of the “hope” that we have in Christ. Having expounded the fundamentals... Continue Reading →
A Godly Response To Sickness And Death Part 1
Rom 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. Rom 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. Rom 8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that... Continue Reading →
Purposed, But Let Hitherto
Romans 1:13 - Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. Romans is the foundation of “the faith” (Rom. 1:5). As Paul declares in Rom. 1:11, the doctrinal design of the epistle is “to... Continue Reading →
The Offering Up of the Gentiles
God’s work in Christ exercising His unsearchable judgments to reconcile the world unto Himself, usher in the dispensation of His grace, conclude His good news in His Son, and give it to the apostle Paul to give it to the Gentiles would make known His manifold wisdom and reveal the depths of His grace.
A Diet of God’s Ambassadors
Water, milk, bread, butter, barley, beans, lentils, honey, honeycomb, apples, meat, fish. EAT UP!
Godly Edifying
1 Timothy 1:3-4 – As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. The business of the pastor-teacher... Continue Reading →
Admonish One Another
Admonishing pursues righteousness. It discerns fault, wrong, and evil. Admonition warns of it, counsels against it, cautions ahead of it, and teaches in accord of righteousness.
What Kind of Fool Are You?
Prov. 17:25 - A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 1 Cor. 4:10 - We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. In I Corinthians 1-4, the Apostle... Continue Reading →
Filled with All Joy and Peace
We therefore have a great expectation that isn’t simply produced to match ordinary worldly happiness, but that exceeds in extraordinary joy.
Israel’s Program, The “Father’s House” & Right Division
The following teaching is given as an example of why it is so important to “rightly divide the word of truth” and the impact it will have on how you interpret and understand that “word of truth.” It is not enough to recognize that it needs to be “divided” as virtually everyone does, especially those... Continue Reading →
When I See the Blood
Exodus 12:13 - ...and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you... In Exodus 12, we have the account of the Passover night in Egypt in which the tenth and dreadful plague was to finish the devastation of Egypt. On that frightful... Continue Reading →
Zeal Without Knowledge
Romans 10:2 - For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Romans 9-11 sets forth the inspired explanation of the great dispensational change that has occurred in God’s dealings with man in view of Israel being set aside. The subject matter of these chapters is the... Continue Reading →
Abound in the God of Hope
Although there are many facets to His hope, conclusively, He grants Himself. He is THE GOD OF HOPE. As such where else can we go?, to whom can we turn?
Glorifying God with One Mouth
“And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and He that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in Him shall the Gentiles trust.” ~ Romans 15:12 ~ Christ will most certainly dwell as King of kings and Lord of lords on this earth. He made heaven and earth to dwell and... Continue Reading →
An Application of Romans 14 to the Present Distress
“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.” {Rom 14:19} As we have begun to deal with our instruction of equity we have had two major instances thrust upon us in which to shew godly equity. What is equity? And, what are the two... Continue Reading →
Renewing our minds for this world or the world at all times?
A few thoughts we should possess not only now, but at all times in the world in which we live - sorry about the writing..... Grace and Peace Beloved, Throughout this season of a pandemic, I have heard much of the same as before the coronavirus about politics, economy, the constitution, rights, theories about the... Continue Reading →
