The Bond
The Bond CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the New Testament there are three different bonds that can exceedingly benefit or drastically deteriorate a church. They are the bonds of peace, of perfectness and of iniquity. The bond of peace – Eph 4:1-3 – this is the result of the unity of the Spirit. You have to […]
Unbelief Rom. 1:16
Unbelief Rom. 1:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We know from the Bible that unbelief results in spiritual blindness. Israel, particularly, suffers from blindness in part because of the failure to believe the words of God and the gospel. When a person believes the word of God it is the power of God unto salvation, to the […]
Carnally Minded and Spiritually Minded Christians, Rom 8:1-21
Carnally Minded and Spiritually Minded Christians Romans 8:1-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Rom 8:1-8 Paul contrasts carnally minded and spiritually minded Christians. Both are saved but only one pleases God. We will study this passage by simply explaining the differences between carnally minded and spiritually minded Christians. Spiritually minded Christians walk after the Spirit; carnally […]
Wall of Partition Eph. 2:11-22
Ephesians 2:11-22 Wall of Partition CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Gentiles and Jews come together “in” Christ with no distinction. They are the church of God: Rom 1:16 I Cor 12:13 I Cor 10:32 Gal 3:27-28 Acts 15:11 As Paul said in Rom 2:27-29, it does a Jew no good to “practice” and “circumcise” if he is […]
A Cheerful Countenance Prov. 15:13
A Cheerful Countenance Prov. 15:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We all need a cheerful countenance that comes forth from a cheerful heart. There is plenty of anger in the world, there is plenty of foolishness in the world. We don’t need the world’s anger and we don’t need the world’s mirth. We need heart’s that […]
Spiritual Blessings Eph. 1:1-6
Ephesians 1:1-6 Spiritual Blessings CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul writes this letter primarily to Christians: he addresses the “saints,” “faithful” (v. 1). He offers them the “grace” and peace of God which is typical of his letters (v. 2). Grace comes from God and Jesus Christ as supernatural strength from God in areas of our weakness. […]
Benefits of Justification by Faith, Rom 5:1-11
Benefits of Justification by Faith Rom. 5:1-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the first four chapters of Romans, Paul concluded and thoroughly illustrated that we are justified by faith. Therefore, we enjoy the following benefits of justification by faith. Through justification by faith in Christ we have: Peace – Rom 5:1 – we have peace with […]
The Desire of All Nations Hag. 2:1-9
The Desire of All Nations Hag. 2:1-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus is the desire of all nations as we will see in a minute – but first we will check the cross references for a doctrinal understanding of what is in this text. We are dealing with a prophecy concerning the millennial temple – […]
The Fruit of the Spirit Gal. 5:22-23
The Fruit of the Spirit Gal. 5:22-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The fruit of the Spirit is spiritual and therefore much different than something that is carnal or emotional. Without the Spirit of God in you, you are hopeless to manifest any of these characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit. Since they are fruit, they […]
Things We Should Know About the Rapture 1 Thess.4:13-18
Things We Should Know About the Rapture 1 Thess. 4:13-18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the first verse we see that Paul is writing this passage to save people, note the word brethren. He is also writing this passage to give comfort and hope to us in regards to death and those who have gone […]