• Romans 12:1-2 | Persuaded by His Mercies

    Intro This chapter starts off with an interesting four words: “I beseech you therefore”! The word “beseech” means to plead or to beg. But it is the word “therefore” that catch’s my attention. This word has an arrow attached to…

  • Jude 1:5-7 | Progression of False Teachers

    Intro Jude now moves to the main body of teaching which will support the stated reason for this letter which we examined in verse 3-4 which was the exhortation for the Body of Christ to “Contend earnestly for the faith”.…

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

    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 1-4 | Contending for the Faith

    Intro Last week we started this 25-verse letter an odd way by first going over the 8 verses or 1/3 of the letter’s difficulties with regards to the interpretations. As mentioned all of them are found in the main body…

  • 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…