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Ephesians, Queen of the Epistles
#2 – Spiritual Wisdom In our last study on this tremendous epistle of Paul to the Ephesians, what many call the queen of Paul’s epistles, the most comprehensive statement of the Christian religion, we looked at the tremendous riches tha…
Built Upon the Rock
Chapter 18: Stewardship Fundamental Belief #21We are God’s stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities and possessions, and the blessings of the earth and its resources. We are responsible to Him for their proper u…
The Sanctuary
11 – Strange Fire Leviticus 10:1-3: Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command. So fire came out from the presence of…
Saviour of the World
Chapter 2 — That ‘Most Precious Message’ Ever since the birth of the Christian church, and even long before that, Satan has been at work to nullify the gospel in one way or another. It matters little to him how this is done. If too much…
The Sanctuary
4 – The ‘In Christ’ Motif 1 Corinthians 1:30-31: It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God — that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one w…
Understanding the Gospel
8 – The ‘In Christ’ Motif When Christ came to this world 2,000 years ago, He came primarily to be the gospel, not just to explain the gospel. It is Paul who God set aside to explain the gospel. Paul tells us about himself and his minist…
Gospel Issues in Adventism
#7 – The Assurance of Salvation This may come to some of you as a surprise, but, believe it or not, there are some Adventists who strongly object to preaching assurance of salvation. Some of them feel that by doing so we pastors are tak…
The Parables of Jesus
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree Luke 13:6-8: Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘…
Explaining the Gospel
1 – The Birth of the Advent Movement Out of the great disappointment of 1844, God raised the Advent movement, namely the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Revelation 10:8-11: Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more…
The Everlasting Gospel
1 – The Birth of the Advent Movement Out of the great disappointment of 1844, God raised the Advent movement, namely the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Revelation 10:8-11: Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more…
Romans: The Clearest Gospel of All
#23 – The Blessed Hope A few years ago, I had to fly to Boise, Idaho, to conduct a very sad funeral. A young boy, 16 years old, whom I had baptized three years before, had just dropped off his buddy at Gemstate Academy. He was returning…
Romans: The Clearest Gospel of All
#32 – The Body of Christ “When does a Christian who is justified by faith begin living?” There are many Christians who say that we begin living at the second coming of Christ. But that is not Paul’s teaching. We begin living the “justif…
Study of Hebrews
The Certainty of God’s Promises It is possible for us Christians to turn our backs to Christ and lose our salvation altogether. It’s possible. So that’s the reason that we have spent some time looking at this first half of Hebrews chapt…
Built Upon the Rock
Chapter 9: The Church Fundamental Belief #12The church is the community of believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In continuity with the people of God in Old Testament times, we are called out from the world; and we join…
The Church - An Extension of Christ
24 – The Church Triumphant We come now to our final study of the church as the extension of Christ. When Jesus established His church, He intended it to be the most powerful force on earth for good. For this to happen, He promised the H…
The Sanctuary
16 – The Church: The Body of Christ 1 Corinthians 12:24-27: ...While our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no divisi…
The Parables of Jesus
The Parable of the Closed Door Luke 13:24-30: He said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the…
Study of Hebrews
The Cost of Abandoning Christ Hebrews 5:11 to 6:12 is dealing with the cost of abandoning Christ. It is a very serious problem and a very important truth that is dealt with in this section. The book of Hebrews alternates between encoura…
Dynamics of the Everlasting Gospel
Chapter 5 – The Cross of Christ The cross of Christ was the very heart of the New Testament message (1 Corinthians 2:1-2). The apostle Paul summed up the Good News of the gospel in the message of the cross: “For the preaching of the cro…
Saviour of the World
Chapter 7 — The Cross of Christ At the very heart and core of New Testament preaching stood the cross of Christ. Especially was this true for the apostle Paul, the greatest preacher, evangelist, and theologian of the New Testament. Noti…
Ephesians, Queen of the Epistles
#5 – The Divine Mystery The book we are studying is Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians, what many commentators refer to as the Queen of the Epistles. Many scholars feel that in this epistle is to be found the most comprehensive statement o…
Revealing the Gospel in Galatians
9 – The Effects of Legalism Galatians 4:12-20: I plead with you, brothers and sisters, become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong. As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you, and ev…
The Sermon on the Mount
9 – The Eighth Beatitude: Suffering for Christ Turn to Matthew 5:10-12. We have come now to the last Beatitude. It is recognized by most commentaries that verse 10 is the Eighth Beatitude and then, in verses 11 and 12, Christ is expandi…
Explaining the Gospel
2 – The Everlasting Gospel Defined According to the apostle Paul, the gospel is “the righteousness of God.” Romans 1:16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes:…
