War paint … No Toleration of Legalism Trouble makers in the church! The entire Book of Galatians is taken up with this issue (Gal. 1:6-7; 5:10-12; 6:17). There is a struggle between Law and Grace and the Law and Spirit (3:1-12). Oil and water do not mix. The...
Text: Acts 8:26-40 We cannot study this moving story without rejoicing in God’s boundless love for sinners and His saving grace. This is a lesson of need, love, obedience, soul winning and blessing. The Trusted and Obedient Evangelist (Vss. 26-27a) It is hard to...
Have you ever noticed that some people are peculiar? No, I don’t mean odd, eccentric or funny. I mean peculiar in the Biblical sense of Titus 2:14 where it speaks of God the Son having sacrificed Himself in order that He might “purify unto Himself a peculiar...
By James Gray 2 Timothy 2:15 2 Timothy 2:15 should be taken to heart by every believer. It is to be our aim to be approved of God by studying the Word “rightly divided.” This is God’s imperative for the believer. The word “approved” (dokimos) means “to put to...
Romans 13:1-14 The Book of Romans, like the other writings of the Apostle Paul, follows a similar pattern of doctrine, being expounded first and then applied. Romans Chapters 1-11 are Doctrinal and Chapters 12-16 are Duty. This order is important to acknowledge,...
By Harry Bultema There are three divisions in this study: 1) The young man; 2) The three-fold test to which Christ subjected him; and 3) The manner in which the young man stood these tests. When Christ looked at this young man, He loved him. When Christians look at...
