NEXT BIBLE STUDY on Exodus 21-24 - February 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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SHOWCASE: Children's Genesis Study - 2022 and 2023
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Class #34: The Galatians Bible Study restarts after a summer hiatus. We begin with a thematic overview of freedom and St. Paul’s summary statement in 5:1, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty/freedom by which Christ has made us free.” The general idea of freedom is “to be at one’s own disposal” (in contrast with a […]
Class #33: Not all of the sons of Abraham are sons of the promise. In Genesis 15:1ff, God tell Abram that the heir(Savior) would come from Abram’s body. Before God’s words made it clear that the line of the Savior would come from Sarah’s body as well, Sarah tried to provide children by means of […]
Class #32: St. Paul was not reading into the historical account of Genesis, chapters 16-21, when he declared that the children of Hagar and Sarah teach us about two covenants: the law and the promise. The Scriptures themselves bear witness to Jesus (John 5:39) that all who believe in Him receive forgiveness of sins (Acts […]
Class #31: St. Paul came to the Galatians because of health problems(4:13). Nevertheless, they welcomed him and received his message concerning salvation through faith in Christ alone. Through the Gospel, St. Paul gave them a new birth unto salvation. After some time had passed and in his absence, the Galatians have been wooed by false […]
Class #30: Before the Galatians knew the one true God, they served, or rather were enslaved by idols. They feared, loved, and trusted in something which wasn’t God. Through St. Paul’s preaching of the Word and the efficacious work of the Holy Spirit, these pagans came to be saved through faith in the work of […]
Class #29: “God has sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts” (Galatians 4:6). All who believe and are baptized have been given the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38), so that they know they are saved through faith in Jesus Christ and thus call God their Father. On account of our great weakness, it is […]
Class #28: The child-heir owns everything, but until he reaches the time set by the Father, he isn’t any different from a slave. The child-heir is under guardians and stewards until the age of majority. This example applies to the Old Testament Jews who were placed under the law until the coming of the […]
Class #27: The purpose of the law was to reveal sin. The purpose of the promise(gospel) was to give life. The purpose of the law and the purpose of the gospel are not against each other. The law prepares us to receive the gospel. The law functioned like a παιδαγωγος (paidagogos, “tutor” NKJV, from […]
Class #26: When God Himself spoke the law to the Jews at Mt. Sinai, the people trembled with fear and ran away. Their reaction showed that the law certainly didn’t justify or give life. The people cried out to Moses for a mediator, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not […]
Class #25: Sinful human reason wrongly assumes that God gave the law so that by keeping it people would become righteous and thus be saved. When told that the law and the works of the law do not contribute to our salvation, the usual response is to assume an antinomian (against the law) position. Slanderously […]