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Paul really hits us with strong and important material: the Gifts of the Spirit and the Pure Love of Christ.

We first find out what Paul was addressing and how the Spirit was not quite as...clear to the Corinthians. Then, some of the most sublime writing in all the world, Chapter 13.

I absolutely love Paul's master work on Love. Charity. The Pure Love of Christ. This.is.brilliant.

I wish we had enough time to really dig into Moroni 7 and Moroni 10. Read it! Wow, life changing. Christ's love and grace changes us. His Spirit gives us faith and hope.

We continue onward in our study of 1 Corinthians. Paul writes to help solve more causes of division in the young congregation - creating temptations for weaker members. He uses the meat sacrificed to idols, but we can certainly apply to our societies today.

Also, a brilliant metaphor of creating a temperate life, like an athlete, in order to win a crown that will never fade.

We delve into Paul's letter addressing some of the urgent issues causing problems in the Corinthian Church.

Division and Immorality

Paul focus on Jesus Christ as the unifying answer to the problems in their congregation.

We continue our study of the New Testament and 2019 Come, Follow Me with 1st Corinthians.

In ALL ABOUT we study the context, history, and issues that were the cause of this letter from Paul. So before we jump into the issues, let's pause and do some context.

1. Big word study: Exegesis, Eisegesis, Hermaneutics. Lori takes us back to school for some definitions.

2. What, who, why

3. Structure

Let's finish up our discussion of The Epistle to the Romans.

First, I review the relationship between the Law and Grace or grace and works, or what we are supposed to do exactly, as the Saints.

1. The Parable of the Football team (this is my own invention and while not a perfect analogy, I like it to simplify the complex theology of Romans)

2. Review of Romans, chapter by chapter (really, chapter 1-3)

3. More in depth on Chapter 4

4. A wrap up

Sorry for the additional length. Or...depending on if you like it...you're welcome.

Today we dig deeper into Romans Chapters 1 and 3. While there is so much to cover, we'll do

Romans 1: 16 -13 and

Romans 3: 23 - 25

This is a lot to unravel, so first we'll work through the following terms:

Gospel

Grace

Justification

Righteousness/Faithfulness of God

Covenant

Faith

This is the GOOD NEWS and powerful stuff.

Here are some talks I reference. SUPER powerful and worth listening tol

Elder Uchdorft

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/04/the-gift-of-grace?lang=eng

Brad Wilcox

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/brad-wilcox/his-grace-is-sufficient/

We jump into Paul's Master work = Epistle to the Romans. Before we dive in, let's talk about

Context

How

What

Why

and

the Structure.

I have learned SO much from the letter. It is complex and my opinions are changing as I learn more.

Some additional Resources:

NT Wright: Paul an Introduction (He has a lot on Paul and Romans and you can't go wrong here)

The chart with metaphors of Paul

https://byustudies.byu.edu/system/files/pdfs/Charts/NT/15-12.pdf

Ben Spackman is a rockstar. Here is a great summary of concepts and resources. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/benjaminthescribe/2019/07/covenant-and-law-grace-works-and-faith/

We finish up the Acts of the Apostles

Is this a missionary log? Why so many cities and mentions?

Paul leaves his 3rd mission and heads to Jerusalem.

What can we see about this? Is there something greater Luke wanted to show us?

Come Follow Me, Continued

We leave Paul for a minute and head to Ephesus, where we meet Aquila and Priscilla, a power missionary couple!

Then, our hero, Apollos.

We discuss the importance of authority, The Holy Ghost and the ordinances.

check out Elder Bednar's talk (with better audio)

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media-library/video/2012-08-2790-covenants-and-ordinances?lang=eng

The pace is picking up! Paul heads out on his 2nd Missionary Journey. Acts 15 is pivotal, so don't skip that! This will change everything we do/are as a Church in the next centuries. Then, we meet some rockstars of the Ancient Church: Timothy and Lydia.