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Rm 5.2 Besides peace with God (Rm 5.1), the blessings of justification include the blessings of permanent access to permanent standing in the presence of God and the hope of eternal presence in perfect communion with the glorious God who made us. This is something worth boasting about! Read the notes while you listen. … [Read more...] about Access Into This Grace [Romans]

Our study now moves to the subject of Inherited Sin (Ryrie’s term for Sin Nature or Original Sin). In this lesson we define terms and look at Scriptural evidence for the doctrine. The lesson concludes with a discussion of total depravity. Read the notes while you listen (pp. 1-2 for this lesson). … [Read more...] about The Inheritance of Sin (1) [Basic Theology]

Rom 5.1 As we turn to Romans 5, the focus shifts to the blessings that now belong to the justified. One commentator finds 15 new blessings of salvation in the first eleven verses of the chapter. The first blessing is peace with God, something quite different from the peace of God. What it means for the justified is that the war is over, God’s wrath against the believer is … [Read more...] about Peace with God [Roman]

Tom Nieman Dr. Nieman gave us a comprehensive overview of the Gospel for our Thanksgiving service. He emphasized the love of God as opposed to all other gods and the wickedness and unthankfulness of men in choosing other gods over Him. It is not that God cannot be known by men, nor that He has not been known, but that men have chosen not to know Him. Yet God’s arms are … [Read more...] about The Gospel for Thanksgiving [Guest Speakers]

1 Tim 1.5 Paul’s first instruction to the pastor is to command men not to teach false doctrine or foolish doctrine. If a pastor faithfully fulfills this instruction, he is often seen as negative, unloving, unpastoral. Yet it is this very command that has as its goal the production of mature Christian love out of the direct fruits of correcting error – a pure heart, a good … [Read more...] about The Pastor’s Goal [1 Timothy]