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The Parables of Jesus
…ht from the very beginning of the fall. Jesus told parables for various reasons. This parable from scripture was used by Jesus Christ as an illustration. To understand what he’s trying to get across, we need to understand the background.…
The Parables of Jesus
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican Luke 18:9-14: To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Parisee and…
The Parables of Jesus
…the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain — first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the gra…
The Parables of Jesus
…we have the full parable. It is recorded in Luke, too, but we will look at Mark. Notice that Jesus began this parable by asking two questions. Mark 4:30: Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall…
The Parables of Jesus
…wo. Christ says we cannot. I would like to read you a statement. There is a statement in Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 172, by Ellen G. White. I want to bring it to your attention, because we need to keep this statement in mind. “The accession…
The Parables of Jesus
…for the house. This is how it was in the days of Christ. This man obviously was a peasant farmer. The land was owned by rich land owners and they would parcel out their land to these peasant farmers. These peasant farmers would pay a ren…
The Parables of Jesus
…want your wedding invitation. We don’t want to come to the feast.” It is they themselves who made themselves unworthy by their rejection. Now the gospel goes (verse 9) to the Gentile world: “Go the street corners and invite to the banquet…
The Parables of Jesus
…he Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him [remember, he’s talking to believers] . Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the amster has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at th…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
1 – The Galatian Problem Galatians 1:1-10: Paul, an apostle — sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead — and all the brothers and sisters with m…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…ho want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. While working as a missionary in Uganda, a young Ugandan once approached me with a question. “Are you sav…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…oll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Christ came to set us free. But free from what?…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…s: Our relationship with one another, Galatians 6:1-5. Doing good to others, Galatians 6:6-10. Let us begin our study by looking, first, at Galatians 6:1-5 and then we will go to the second half of our study, verses 6-10, doing good to ot…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…ok at it in detail: See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand! Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecu…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…usband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if som…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…spel I preached is not of human origin. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted th…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…vered in chapter one in our last two studies. Here is a quick review before we turn to chapter two. Paul was ordained by God and Jesus Christ to be an apostle to the Gentiles. Wherever Paul went, the Judaizers — Jewish Christians who oppo…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…were in turning their backs to the gospel of grace alone and returning to a subtle form of legalism: salvation partly by grace and partly by their performance. He reminds them that Abraham, not the Judaizers, is the true father of the Jew…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…atians 3:10-14, we looked at Paul’s scriptural argument proving from the Old Testament that God saves sinners through faith in Christ alone and our law-keeping or good works does not contribute one iota towards our salvation. We will conside…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…ent from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father. So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world. But…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
…that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you f…
Savior of the World Bible Study
…d human comprehension, yet known through His self-revelation. He is forever worthy of worship, adoration, and service by the whole of creation. The doctrine of the Godhead is based on the Biblical truth that there is one God constituting…
Savior of the World Bible Study
…In this study we will examine what the Bible teaches regarding the Sabbath, as part of the New Covenant of salvation by grace, in the redemption that is ours in Christ. According to the fourth commandment, to whom does the Sabbath belong…
