Key Passages: Matt. 5:13-16 — Salt of the earth, light of the world. Mark 9:50 — Have salt in yourselves and be at peace. John 8:12 — Jesus is the light of the world. 2...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Key Passages: James 2:14-26 — Works demonstrate faith Titus 2:7-8 — A model of good works silences opponents Titus 2:14 — A purified people, zealous for good deeds Eph. 2:8-10 — Created for good works,...
Key Passages: 1 John 2:15 — Don’t love the world or worldly things. 1 John 4:1-3 — Believers confess that Jesus came in the flesh. Phil. 3:17-21 — Enemies of the cross live for the...
Key Passages: Rom. 12:4-8 — God gives different gifts to different people. Gal. 3:28 — Jew/Greek, slave/free, male/female are all one. 2 Cor. 13:11 — Agree with one another and live in peace. Eph. 4:1-3...
Key Passages: Mark 10:45 — Son of Man came to serve, not to be served. John 13:15-17 — Footwashing is an example for us. Matt. 7:12 — Treat others as you want them to treat...
Key Passages: 1 John 3:18 — Love not in word, but in deed. Eph. 5:1-2 — Imitate God in our loving. Phil. 2:1-3 — Consider others better than ourselves. Matt. 22:37-40 — Love others as...
Key Passages: Eph. 4:4-6 — The NT proclaims one body, one faith, one God. Rev. 14:6 — “Gospel” is the heart of God’s last message. Gal. 1:7-9 — Alternative Gospels are bad news. cf. 2...
Key Passages: Eph. 2:1-3 — All are by nature children of wrath. Rom. 1:28-32 — Humans do evil even while they know better. cf. Rom. 2:12-16 — the “naturally” good Gentiles. Phil. 3:6 — Paul...
Relevant Biblical Passages & Portraits: Matt. 12:49-50 — Those who do God’s will are Jesus family. 2 Cor. 6:17-18 — God’s children are called to be separate. 1 John 5:14 — God’s family will ask...
At the conclusion of our discussions on creation we come full circle — back to creation again, this time of a new heaven and a new earth. Especially are the promises of Rev 21-22 a...
Creation is memorialized in the Bible in numerous ways, the Sabbath being one of the major ones. We examine here the connections in the Bible between creation and the Sabbath and how the Sabbath also...
Having explored creation from several perspectives thus far in this set of lessons, we are now in a position to catch our breath for a moment and reflect on what our faith in God as...
This lesson focuses on the issue of design in the creation. This concern has been foundational to arguments for the existence of God and for divine creation of the world. We want to explore the...
The biblical flood has long been the subject of extensive and heated debate. What we want to do in this lesson is explore primarily what the Bible has to say about the flood from the...
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