Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The Reality of Faith Proved in Trials and Temptations James 1 James 1. In the first chapter of James we have the reality of the believer’s faith “proved” (v.3) in trials and temptations. First of all, note that James uses the word translated “temptations” in two different ways in this chapter. In […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Order Concerning Service or Gift 1 Timothy 4 1 Timothy 4. Having just introduced the thought of the assembly as the house of God, Paul now addresses the attack that would come against that house. Whatever God is seeking to do, Satan is seeking to undermine and destroy. Particularly, the form of […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The Flood: the Judgment of the World Genesis 7 – 8 The Flood Accounts: True and False. For quite a number of years the oral account of the flood was passed down and understood. We can see and example of this in Job 22:15-19, where Eliphaz the Temanite relates an oral account […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Introduction and General Encouragement 1 Peter 1:1-12 1 Peter 1:1-12. In the first chapter of the epistle, Peter seeks to encourage the Jewish believers in their heavenly calling. It isn’t the heavenly calling of the church, but of individual believers. The portion and inheritance of the saints is brought out for their […]
Related: Divine Life; Eternal Life New Birth. New birth or quickening refers to the sovereign action of God to impart spiritual life to a person where there was none before. The expression “born anew” does not merely mean “a fresh start”. Nicodemus contemplated entering into his mother’s womb to be born a second time […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Christ Our Pattern: Joy is a Result of Humility Philippians 2 Philippians 2 brings before us the graciousness of the Christian life. This quality is brought out by examples; Christ (vv.5-11) the supreme pattern, then Paul (vv.17-18), Timothy (vv.19-24) and Epaphroditus (vv.25-30). The great secret of collective unity is revealed: having a lowly […]