Keep Separated from Uncleanness (Lev 15) Our chapter for communion is the last of the cleanness legislation (Lev 11-15). These chapters are leading up to the great cleansing ritual, the Day of Atonement, but even that ritual is not what we want to deal with our uncleanness. The best the law can do is neutralize the burden. We are looking for One who can eliminate once for all … [Read more...] about 4.5.09 PM • Communion
4.5.09 Study • Basic Theology
The Bible and Origins (2) We continue our discussion of what the Bible says about human origin. Our lesson touches on the Gap Theory. We will discuss it in a bit more detail next week, but begin its discussion this week. Notes A and Notes B to follow this discussion … [Read more...] about 4.5.09 Study • Basic Theology
4.5.09 AM • Romans
The Righteousness from God (Rm 3.21-22) After almost a year of sermons on the ‘sin-section’ of Romans, today we don’t move very far in our exposition. We just want to bask with delight in the new concept of without-law righteousness from God revealed in the work of Christ. By faith we are made new in Him. Read the notes as you listen. … [Read more...] about 4.5.09 AM • Romans
3.29.09 PM • Galatians
Perseverance in Christian Liberty (Gal 5.1) Christian liberty is the purpose of Christ's liberating work. The Lord did not save us that we should any longer be in bondage, he saved us to live the full liberty of Christian life, the life of a Christian citizen of the Kingdom of God. The imperative of this verse calls us to persevere in our liberty, never again being entangled … [Read more...] about 3.29.09 PM • Galatians
3.29.09 Study • Basic Theology
The Bible and Origins (1) We turn to the subject of origins according to the One Source of Truth, the Bible. Our faith in the inerrancy of the Bible is the essential presupposition that guides our study, and those facts that may be certainly known are those the Bible reveals. We begin with the first principles of creation: it is the work of the One Creator God, the God of … [Read more...] about 3.29.09 Study • Basic Theology