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Beyond Belief
Chapter 4 – Christ Our Substitute The biblical concept of corporate oneness leads us to the important doctrine of substitution. This doctrine was at the very heart of the theological controversy between the Reformers and the Roman Catho…
Beyond Belief
Chapter 5 – The Two Adams: Romans 5 The teaching of the two Adams is one of the most neglected and misunderstood doctrines of the bible. Yet it is vitally important to our salvation because the eternal destiny of all who have ever lived…
Beyond Belief
Chapter 6 – The Two Adams: 1 Corinthians 15 In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul repeats to the Christians in Corinth the same ideas regarding the two Adams he had presented to the Roman believers in Romans 5. Briefly, here is what Paul is saying…
Beyond Belief
Chapter 7 – The Cross and the Great Controversy The very heart of the New Testament message is the cross. It is the supreme manifestation of God’s agape love. At the cross, God met the just demands of the law on behalf of the human race…
Beyond Belief
Chapter 8 – The Cross and the Atonement Far more happened at the cross than shame, suffering, and death. On the face of it, Jesus’ cruel fate appeared to be a triumph for Satan. But God took this apparent defeat and turned it into a glo…
Savior of the World Bible Study
Introduction The world today is troubled. Men and women everywhere are seeking the solution to their insurmountable problems — personal, social, national, and international. Underneath it all is a longing to know the real meaning of lif…
Savior of the World Bible Study
Study #13: The Godhead In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus commissioned His disciples to go into all the world and make disciples (followers of Christ) of all nations, teaching them to observe all things that He commanded them. Now that you have…
Savior of the World Bible Study
Study #20: The Sanctuary After the death of the apostles, the leadership of the church fell into the hands of Gentile believers, commonly referred to as the Church Fathers. These men saw very little value in the sanctuary doctrine. To t…
Savior of the World Bible Study
Study #21: The Investigative Judgment In our last study, we examined the Sanctuary doctrine, God’s “show and tell” of the entire plan of redemption. In the next few studies, which will bring these series of Bible lessons to an end, we w…
Savior of the World Bible Study
Study #22: The Day of Atonement In lesson #20, we discovered that the Sanctuary was God’s visual aid, His “show and tell,” revealing the total plan of salvation in Christ. The daily services of the Sanctuary ended every year with the Da…
Savior of the World Bible Study
Study #23: The Remnant Before God will bring this wicked world to an end, Jesus prophesied that “this gospel of the kingdom will be preached into all the world for a witness” (Matthew 24:14). When this prophecy is fulfilled every person…
Savior of the World Bible Study
Study #24: The Millennium The closing chapters of the book of Revelation describe the final events of this worlds history and the plan of redemption. One of the events it records is the 1,000 years that is commonly known as the Millenni…
Romans Paraphrase
Chapter 10 The Jews Refuse Righteousness by Faith [1] So you see, brethren, my heartfelt desire and prayer to God is to see my own Jewish people saved. [2] I know for a fact they earnestly worship and serve God, just as I did before my…
Romans Paraphrase
Chapter 14 Christian Relationships [1] When a fellow believer is overscrupulous and therefore weak in faith, please do not question his or her conversion. But accept that person as a Christian. [2] For we all come from different backgro…
Romans Paraphrase
Chapter 2 God’s Judgment is Impartial [1] Incidentally, those of you who are self-righteous [Jews implied] and are quick to pass judgment on others, may I point out that you are really condemning yourselves; for in reality you who pose…
Romans Paraphrase
Chapter 5 The Fruits of Justification by Faith [1] Having convinced you of God’s way of salvation in Christ, let me now describe some of the wonderful blessings that come to those who respond positively to the gospel. The first and imme…
Romans Paraphrase
Chapter 9 Paul’s Deep Concern for His Fellow Jews [1] Having expounded the glorious truths of the gospel to you Christians at Rome, I would like to share with you my deep concern for my fellow Jews. Realizing the negative reports you ha…
Romans Paraphrase
Preface No book in the whole of the Bible explains so clearly and so masterfully the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ as Paul’s epistle to the Romans. Here, the great apostle expounds fully the whole counsel of God pertaining to our salv…
The Cross of Christ
Chapter 3 – Born Crucified As already mentioned, the cross of Christ was at the heart of New Testament preaching. This is especially true of the greatest preacher, evangelist, and theologian of the New Testament, the apostle Paul. As an…
Romans: The Clearest Gospel of All
#31 – Born Crucified Romans 12:1-3 is the introduction to Paul’s final discussion of the gospel in Romans. In fact, it is the final unit. It begins with chapter twelve and goes right up to chapter sixteen. This section deals with Christ…
The Sanctuary
20 – Bread of Life Everywhere I have been, in Africa, Europe, and the United States, there are some Adventists who shy away from the Lord’s Supper. This has been a great burden for me. I wondered if some of you visitors who came in this…
The Sermon on the Mount
12 – Christ Fulfills the Law Matthew 5:17-19: Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smalles…
The Sanctuary
21 – Christ our High Priest Hebrews 8:1-6: Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, and who serves in the sanctuary, the true…
The Sanctuary
12 – Christ Our Passover Luke 22:15-20: And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” After taking…
