Our Schoolmaster Gal. 3:21-27
Our Schoolmaster Gal. 3:21-27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The law is our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. There are people who believe that by keeping the commandments they can please God and wind up in heaven. But the problem is that no one can be justified by the law because no one can keep all […]
The Covenant with Moses Ex. 19-20
The Covenant with Moses Ex.19-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO To rightly divide the word of truth [2 Tim 2:15] we are studying the covenants of the Bible. Today, we are studying the covenant with Moses. God instituted the covenant with Moses on Mt. Sinai when the Jews were in the wilderness shortly after leaving Egypt. The […]
Fulfilling the Law, Rom 13:8-14
Fulfilling the Law Rom.13:8-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Love is fulfilling the law [Rom 13:10]. The laws here are the ones regulated by the higher powers in Rom 13:1-8. In Matt 22:36-39 Jesus dealt with the two greatest commandments – love God and love your neighbor [Deut 6:4-5; Lev 19:18]. These commandments listed in Rom 13:9 […]
Seed Sown II Cor. 9:6-10
Seed Sown II Cor. 9:6-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to 2 Cor 9:10 it is God’s desire to multiply your seed sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness. In Matt 13:23 seed falls into good ground which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Good ground is a good […]
Vision Prov. 29:18
Vision Prov. 29:18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Often the word vision in the Bible is a reference to something perceived in a dream or something supernaturally revealed to a prophet. According to Prov 29:18, the law is “vision” for us and those who keep the law are happy. We find the law revealed to Israel in […]
Righteousness by Faith in Jesus, Rom 10:1-13
Righteousness by Faith in Jesus Rom. 10:1-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The trouble with Israel is that they don’t believe in Jesus. Yet Paul’s heart’s desire and prayer to God is that they might be saved. In Rom 10:1-13 Paul deals with the subject of righteousness by faith in Jesus to encourage not only Jews but […]
Delivered From the Law, Rom 7:1-13
Delivered from the Law Rom. 7:6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 7:6 Paul says, Now we are delivered from the law. For a law abiding Jew, being delivered from the law would be unthinkable. As we saw in our study of Galatians, Jews were trying to put Gentile Christians back under the law by commanding […]
Imputed Righteousness, Rom 4:1-15
Imputed Righteousness Rom. 4:1-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO “Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness,” [Rom 4:3]. That is imputed righteousness; righteousness was imputed or accredited to Abraham by faith because he believed God’s promise that his seed would be as the stars of heaven for multitude [Gen 15:5-6]. Thus, God established […]
The Righteousness of God, Rom 3:19
The Righteousness of God Rom. 3:19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson is on the righteousness of God by the faith of Jesus Christ without the deeds of the law. For a Jew to admit that he is not righteous under the law and to then turn to Jesus Christ for his righteousness is very difficult. […]
Thou Art Called a Jew, Rom 2:17-29
Thou Art Called a Jew Rom 2:17-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul now deals with Jewish pride, hypocrisy and circumcision to show each Jew that he isn’t righteous just because “thou art called a Jew.” Circumcision and a vague knowledge of the law don’t make him righteous. An uncircumcised Gentile who by nature fulfills the law […]