Jude 1:5 – 7

Jude 3 – 4 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints Beloved – While I was making every effort to write to … Continue reading "Jude – Part 2 – Contending for the Faith Against Apostates"

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1 Corinthians 1:13b-16 There is nothing special about being baptized by a particular person. There is power to save in no other name but Jesus. (Acts 4:7-12 ) 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 1 – The gospel has power. Power = the ability to effect great change and remove all obstacles from blocking the intended outcome. 2 … Continue reading "A Beautiful Mess: A Study of 1 Corinthians – Pt. 5 – The Power of the Gospel"

1 Corinthians 1:10-16 schism = split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, cause by differences of opinion and belief. The double-fault line of a “schism”: 1 – Mind – the intellectual faculties of perceiving and understanding. Romans 12:2-8 2 – Judgment – opinion, point of view. In all that the nous perceives and … Continue reading "A Beautiful Mess: A Study of 1 Corinthians – Pt. 4 – “Is Christ Divided?”"

Paul makes thanksgiving a priority. No matter what junk we are facing – and Paul had a lot of junk to face in Corinth – celebrating God’s goodness first puts everything else in the proper perspective. Romans 1:8 Ephesians 1:15-16 Philippians 1:3-5 Colossians 1: 3-5a 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 2 Timothy 1:3-5 Philemon … Continue reading "A Beautiful Mess: A Study of 1 Corinthians – Pt. 3 – Thank God for Grace!"

Acts 18:1-18; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 Backstory sheds light on a crucial element of the story that is needed to help the audience understand what’s happening and why. Acts 18:1-18 “The problem was not that the church was in Corinth but that too much of Corinth was in the church.” – David Garland 1 Corinthians 4:9-10 … Continue reading "A Beautiful Mess: A Study of 1 Corinthians – Pt. 2 – Know the Backstory, Understand the Plot"

Matthew 28:18-20 Baptism assumes ­­­­­­­­­­­­conversion. Conversion assumes preaching. Acts 2:37-38 Ephesians 2:8-9 Romans 10:9-13 John 3:16-18 While baptism is not necessary in order to be saved, it is mandatory for the saved in order to be obedient. Mark 1:4-5 When a person becomes a believer and is baptized, he is joining a revolution against the … Continue reading "White Stone Foundations: The Mission, Pt. 4 – How to Make Disciples (According to Jesus)"