The passage in 1 Corinthians 11 tells us why the Lord's Supper was instituted and what it means. It is the explanation of the initial event and the explanation of why we continue to practice this part of worship today.

Paul is trying to get them to realize that they became believers through God's work alone and not through anything they have done.

Paul, here in Galatians, begins a train of though that will cover three or four weeks in our study. He begins to compare their life before Jesus and after Jesus. He reminds them the difference Christ made in their life. And this difference was not...

The key to this passage is to remember that the promise God made to Abraham, specifically, to bless all nations through him, came over 400 years before the Law which shows that it was having faith like Abraham that please God. The Law did not change...

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Using six Old Testament passages, Paul shows God's plan was never to justify anyone through the law but through faith in God. Paul wants the Galatians to understand the simple but powerful doctrinal truth that says if we have faith, we are one of...

Paul moves to the doctrinal section of this book and does so by first appealing to their experience. In short, he is saying "you know this is the truth because you experienced it". We can learn about the Christian life by looking at what Paul expects...

We have lots of ways to protect the possessions we find important. This is essentially how Paul ends this sections of this epistle.

We much protect ourselves from false doctrine. Paul shows this be telling of a confrontation between Paul and Peter....

We should constantly be examining the Scriptures and allowing it to transform us to be closer to Christ. However, false doctrine will hinder us. Some may say at this point in Paul's letter, "I am not in danger of falling into false doctrine so why do I...