Bible Study

Two Mountains, Four Views: The Contrast of Law and Grace

Compare James 1 and 2 Corinthians 3 – This first chapter serves as an introduction to the method used in making striking comparisons between the principles of law and grace. It focuses on two mirrors found in Ja...

Understanding Dispensationalism: The Importance of Seeing the Difference

ispensationalism is not just about prophecy charts or future events. It is a framework for understanding the distinction between the prophetic program that focuses on Israel and the mystery of Christ as presented by P...

From Luther to the Brethren: The New Creation as the Governing Principle of Christian Life

In my last video, here “the history behind our understanding of the new creation,” I talked about the present understanding of the nature of grace based on truths that were progressively discovered in the scriptures s...

Transformative Power of the Word

The power of the Word of God is truly transformative. It flows into us like living water, renewing and revitalizing our spirits. As we immerse ourselves in its truth, we are transformed and built up into the likeness ...

Grace Flows from Christ's Enthroned Authority

He is seated on the throne and all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Him. By that authority, He gives grace. That’s why Paul says “by whom we have received grace and apostleship.”   “By who...

Christ: The Embodiment of the Triune God

That’s what Christ’s humanity was.  He was the Seed, containing the Divine Life, the Triune God.  He was the embodiment of the Triune God. The Fullness of the Godhead dwelled in Him bodily:  “For in him dwelleth...

Angels Wonder at the Mystery of Our Salvation

Can you imagine being an angel knowing who that is and watching Christ go through all he experienced?  Every moment of that would have been completely “mindblowing”. From His incarnation as a baby until th...

From Hebrews: Jesus, The Apostle and High Priest

Did you know Jesus is an Apostle? Apostle means “sent one.” We believe in His Divinity, Humanity, Incarnation, Death for our sins and Resurrection for our Justification. We believe He purged our sins and s...

From John: No Longer Servants but Friends

The Sons of God are really in a privileged position. We get the explanation. Jesus said: “I no longer call you servants, but friends. The servant doesn’t know what His master is doing. But I tell you what ...

Christ, The Unchangeable Foundation

The building of God has a foundation. Paul called himself the “wise master builder, who has laid the foundation: Jesus Christ.  “According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I h...

The Glorified Humanity of Christ: The God-Man Who Reigns

As the Seed of David and the Son of God, we see both His divinity and His humanity.  He was the Son of God in Eternity Past, but then He became a man. In the incarnation, He took upon Himself flesh and blood that He m...

The Harvest of the Seed: Christ's Resurrection and the Multiplication of Believers

We see the Gospel was promised before by the prophets in the scriptures. He is the seed of the Woman to crush Satan’s head eventually.  Then as the seed of Abraham, He is to be Multiplied. Christ was multip...

From Hebrews: Our Compassionate High Priest Who Delivers Us

We used to be afraid of death.  Everything we did was about our fear of death.  But He is delivering us from that.  He understands temptation.  He has been tempted in every point, yet without sin. He knows what we are...

From Hebrews: Christ, Our High Priest and Heir

He has appointed Him as the Heir of everything, and we’re co-heirs with Him. His position as Heir and the inheritance He will share with us is the subject of God’s speaking. This is God’s speaking, not man’s. Whe...

The Last Adam

Praise The Lord. Praise the greatness of Christ and His grace, His Person, and His work. He needs to be magnified. To shine a light on everything the Word reveals about who He is so that you would see first-hand ...

Matthew 24:31; Jeremiah 16:14-15; Jeremiah 23:7-8; Matthew 24:31; Jeremiah 16:14-15; Isaiah 43:5-7; Jeremiah 23:7-8; Jeremiah 31:7-10; Ezekiel 11:14-18; Ezekiel 36:24

The Color Pencil Bible Method

You can download the New Testament Epistles here and print them out to use the “Color Pencil Method” to enhance your understanding of scripture. Understanding the scripture does not require that you be a l...

Diathēkē: Why the Same Greek Word is Translated as 'Covenant' or 'Testament'

The Bible is a complex book that has been translated into many different languages. In some cases, the same word in the original language can be translated into multiple words in English, depending on the context. Thi...

Understanding 'The Israel of God' in Galatians 6:16

This is a misinterpretation of a passage in Galatians: Gal 6:15  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. Gal 6:16  And as many as walk according t...

From Philippians: Offense or Fruit – Depends on What We Approve

I think people have a religious view of this book. I felt the same way for many years which is why I want to “de-religify” our understanding of it. This just means to focus on Christ as life. Religion is anything we d...