Scripture: Luke 4:31 - 5:16, Jesus casts out a demon in a man, demonstrating His authority and power. Jesus simply speaks and it is so. So much so that faith comes by hearing His spoken word. Jesus said "I must preach the good news..." (vs.4:43). His preaching is more important than his healing. Jesus calls His first disciples and preaches from a boat.

Scripture: Romans 3:10-18; Romans 3:19-26, Nothing is good within man. We are all bound in our flesh. Sin denies that God exists and gives the sinner a feeling of entitlement (i.e. "I deserve to be able to do this action"). Through the Law comes knowledge of sin. The incomplete sacrificial system from the O.T. was lacking because it had to be repeated. It was pointing to the Messiah as the perfect sacrifice. In Romans 3:21, the great pivot occurs, God pours out the blood of Jesus on the heavenly mercy seat. When someone is saved from God's judgment the Scriptures declare the reason is the Holy Spirit. In contrast where Scriptures talk about unbelief, the blame is laid on the person.

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30 Isaiah 61:1-2, Jesus preaches in the synagogue in Nazareth. In order to preach to the poor, Jesus Himself becomes poor. Jesus was sent to preach forgiveness to the captives of sin and to lead mankind from the eternal blindness of sin back into the light.

Scripture: Romans 2:1- 3:18, Chapters 1 and 2 clearly indicate that we all have sinned and are incapable of saving ourselves. People are only good in God's sight when they are justified by Christ through faith. Perfect righteousness is only obtained through Christ. None is righteous apart from Christ. Any good works we do is through Christ by faith. When we pass judgment on another, we condemn ourselves. God approves of us only because of Jesus.

Scripture: Luke 4: 1-15, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness where he fasts and gives up the protection of His heavenly Father. Jesus is tempted three times by Satan and responds to him with: "man shall not live by bread alone", "you must worship God", and "you shall not put the Lord God to the test".

Scripture: Romans 1:16-2:2; Romans 3:19-22, In this lesson we study what "the righteousness of God apart from the Law" means. The Gospel is the only tool we have against Satan, and we learn here how the cross of Christ can be our weapon in a world that is controlled by the power of death.

In this lecture, Dr. Scott Keith provides background and context as to why and for what purpose the Augsburg Confession was presented on June 25, 1530 at the Diet (Parliament) of Augsburg. The document was drawn up by Philip Melanchthon and approved by Martin Luther since Luther was banned from attending. The Augsburg Confession is divided into 28 Articles, with the first 21 giving a summary of what Lutherans consider essential doctrine, and the remaining seven devoted to "Abuses which have been Corrected." Dr. Keith discusses the first few articles in some detail and promises to cover all articles in a future lecture.

Melanchthon: "black earth". Propter Christum On account of Christ.

Scripture: Romans 1:1-14; Ephesians 4:4; 1 Corinthians 12:29, Faith grasps hold of God's Word and brings about our obedience. In verses 1-6 the two natures of Christ, human and divine, are declared, human because He is descended from David, and divine by the Holy Spirit's testifying that Jesus is the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead. This teaching concludes with a discussion of spiritual gifts and how they are imparted to, and manifested in, the body of Christ.

Scripture: Luke 3:15-4:2 1 Peter 4:12, John the Baptist told the people that "Jesus will baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire." The meaning of this is discussed. Jesus' genealogy is given in two places in Scripture: Luke 3 (vs.23-38) and in Matthew 1. Luke traces the genealogy of Mary (Jesus' blood relative) to Adam through David's son Nathan. Matthew 1 traces the genealogy of Joseph (Jesus' legal father) to Abraham. The differences and reasons for these different genealogies are discussed.