• Romans 11:1-36 | Irresistible Goodness – Part I

    Intro The 11th chapter deals with Israel and its relationship to the Church. Historically these two haven’t always gotten along throughout the centuries and their disagreement has led to outright persecution. It is unfortunate that the Church didn’t spend time…

  • Jude | INTRO – Contending For The Faith

    Intro to the Letter of Jude We now start our third book of the New Year in our third week namely the little letter of Jude. And before we get into the letter itself we should address the “elephant in…

  • Romans 10:1-21 | Essentials to Salvation

    Intro This chapter offers the solution to the problem Paul addressed in Romans 9:30-33 “that Israel’s lack of experiencing God’s grace wasn’t because He withheld it from them but rather that they sought His favor by works and by rejecting…

  • 3 John | Walking with fellow workers in the truth

    Introduction Second week of the new year and we again find ourselves examining another new book , this time we are in 3rd John. Examining the Apostles John’s letters reveals the consistent theme of  “Fellowship”: Third John is written in…

  • Romans 9:14-33 | What if God…?

    Intro The 9th chapter of Romans poses several challenges to the Bible student: In the first 13 verses Paul established three truths with regards to our election to His salvation: Vs. 14-18 It’s a matter of choice Vs. 14 In…

  • 1 John 5:14-21 | Faithful Assurances – Part II

    Intro The 5th chapter of 1st John has shown that “our faith” is based upon “a single fact  that Jesus is God the Son and that trusting in Him alone comes with “four assurances” that when trusted continually by the…

  • Romans 9:1-13 | Don’t you love me?

    Intro In the 8th chapter Paul spoke of the things that the love of God destroys in the life of the believer, things like fear, guilt, and separation! His purpose over the next three chapters is to exhibit what he…