Romans Chapter 1, verses 1-7 These first seven verses form the longest introduction of any of Paul’s letters. He was trying to introduce himself and his theology to a church who did not know him personally and may have even heard negative information about him. From this opening section we can see something that makes…
Romans Introduction The church in Rome was a testimony to God’s power, it had flourished despite the obstacles posed by the surrounding pagan culture. Yet these believers were not perfect; in fact, they had some serious problems. Though they were well established in their faith, their convictions and unity as a group were threatened by…
We have heard the term maybe before, and like many, we just nod our head and pretend that we know what the word means. Let us not be confused or be deceivers of our own walk. Here are some of the facts and a sample. Septuagint – What is It? Septuagint (sometimes abbreviated LXX) is…
It was along this shore around 52 or 53 AD that a lady named female deacon of the church, named Phoebe, took a manuscript from the Apostle Paul and headed out to see with the intentions of delivering the valuable letter to the Roman Empire. (See Romans 16:1-2) It was from this same harbor that Paul…
We know of the act on the cross where Jesus declared. “It is finished”. Then we read about all the acts of the apostles and we learn about all the things we are supposed to do and how we are to make disciples, be fishers of men. Do this, do that and we just seem…
Jesus did not come and die on the cross and intend for us to accept eternal salvation with Him and then sit and hide on the porch, working to not sin any more. He came and died that we would be forgiven and grant us the authority of heaven by being adopted. He forgave us…
Independence, survivalist, what do you call it? Society says we are measured how well we can survive on our own. But Jesus makes it clear, not to isolate. The term “church”, that is a common word thrown around these days. But this week we dig in a little deeper and find out the intentions Jesus…
We continue this week with our pursuit of truth and discovery as we learn more about the Holy Spirit. We have had the privilege to learn about the Holy Spirit, when we went through the BASIC video series and some of us have read or listened to “Forgotten God” by Francis Chan. But I am…
Jesus has come and went already. The joy is that He has completed the works for salvation. There is nothing we can do to get more salvation than what is available right now. The exciting part is that He has come and laid out the plan for us and has now offered us a role…
For thousands of years people had been promised that there would be a coming messiah. That God would come through and make all things right. That happened when Jesus was born. We are so fortunate to be living after his arrival. Can you imagine what it would be like living in a life hoping that…