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Our lesson today continues the teaching begun last week concerning imputed sin. Last week gave the basics of the doctrine, this week we look at the two main views that explain the doctrine. We see that we are organically connected to Adam and join with him in guilt for the first transgression as a result. Physical death now reigns on all as a result. In Christ, physical death … [Read more...] about The Imputation of Sin (2) [Basic Theology]

Rm 5.3-4 The real world benefit of justification is an entirely new attitude to trouble and pressure in our lives. Instead of bitterness, anger at God, or despair we have joy because tribulations produce endurance which in turn produces proven character and the whole results in evidence of our hope of the glory of God. The living presence and power of Christ in your … [Read more...] about Tribulations Work! [Romans]

Ps 84 This Psalm of the sons of Korah (gatekeepers of the temple, the choir of Heman, and descendants of the rebellious Korah of Num 16) is one that expresses the longing of the psalmist for the blessing of abiding with God always in the temple and even more importantly of knowing the God of the temple. He speaks of ‘the anointed’ who appears to be held far away from this … [Read more...] about How lovely are your dwelling places [Psalms]

Lev 21.16-22.16 In this lesson we see how God regulated access to the holy food of the Old Testament (the priests portions of the sacrifices) but how in the new dispensation the Bread of Life (our Lord Jesus) is open to all, the blind, the lame, the diseased, the disfigured, the Jew, the Gentile – to all who will believe on our Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. The banquet … [Read more...] about Eating Holy Food [Leviticus, Communion]

We begin to look at the aspect of sin which determines the physical death of all men – the imputation of Adam’s sin. Imputed sin differs from inherited sin in that it involves our participation in the guilt of Adam’s sin whereas inherited sin involves the transmission of corrupted human nature from father to son from Adam to each succeeding generation. Read the notes while … [Read more...] about The Imputation of Sin (1) [Basic Theology]