Grab your Bible and join us as we take up the vital question: What are the attributes of God? The answer is simple yet profound: The attributes of God are those perfections inherent in the Divine nature which the Bible reveals concerning God. These are not abstract ideas or human inventions. They are the very perfections that make God God. They are coherent, consistent, and without contradiction in His being.

In Galatians Chapter 1, Paul unleashes a fiery defense of the pure gospel with zero tolerance for compromise. Stunned that the Galatian churches are already deserting the grace of Christ for a distorted "different gospel" of legalism and human effort, he thunders a double curse: even if he or an angel from heaven preaches anything beyond Christ's sacrificial death that rescues us from this evil age, let them be accursed. His gospel wasn't borrowed from the original apostles—he received it by direct revelation from the risen Jesus on the Damascus road. Once the church's fiercest persecutor, Paul was sovereignly set apart by God's grace before birth to proclaim Christ to the Gentiles, needing no human approval. This explosive opening is a timeless battle cry: the gospel is divine revelation, not a human upgrade. Add anything—rules, rituals, or works—to Christ's finished work, and you don't improve salvation—you curse it. Pure grace. Pure faith. All glory to God.

In the trial of Jesus before Pilate (Luke 23:1–25), it wasn't the innocent King who was truly on trial — it was everyone else. Religious leaders, Herod, Pilate, and the crowd all stood guilty before the blameless Christ, who was declared innocent three times yet still condemned. Driven by fear, envy, and self-interest, they chose compromise over truth, Barabbas over Jesus, and political safety over justice. Two thousand years later, the Sanhedrin, Herod's dynasty, and mighty Rome have all crumbled into dust, but Jesus still stands — innocent, risen, and reigning as King of kings. The same urgent question echoes today: What will you do with Jesus? Will you compromise under pressure, or boldly choose the Innocent One whose eternal Kingdom will outlast every human empire?

Imagine standing before the King of the universe and hearing Him ask one simple question: "How do you plan to live in My world?" For the past 43 Catechism Questions we have been immersed in glorious doctrine—what we are to believe about God. Now the Catechism turns a corner. We move from "What ought we to believe?" to "How ought we to live?" Grab your Bible and join us as we seek to answer the question "What is the duty which God requires of man?'

The names of God as declared in Scripture are an essential part of His self revelation to humanity. Because we are finite, we could never fully grasp the infinite God on our own, but through His names He has given us sufficient knowledge so that we can truly know Him as He wishes to be known. Join us in our continued look at The Nature, Character, and Purpose of God in Doctrine 101.

Today we take a look at The Baptist Catechism Questions 42 and 43 and discuss the eternal state of the wicked. What happens to non-believers when they die? We will address many of the widely held misconceptions regarding death after death and see what the Bible says about this eternal state.

Paul wrote Galatians around A.D. 48–55 to churches he had planted in the region of Galatia in Asia Minor. After he left, false teachers known as "Judaizers" infiltrated the congregations. These teachers insisted that Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the Mosaic Law in order to be truly saved or fully accepted by God. In other words, they were adding works of the law to the gospel of grace. Paul saw this as a complete distortion of the gospel and a direct attack on the finished work of Christ. His purpose was twofold: (1) to defend his apostolic authority and the divine origin of the gospel he preached, and (2) to call the Galatians back to the true gospel—salvation and right standing with God by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

Today we will consider two men Peter and Judas who walked with Jesus for three years. Both witnessed the blind receive sight, the lame walk, and the dead raised to life. Both were sent out in His name to preach the kingdom and cast out demons. Both had there feet washed in the upper room. On the same fateful night, both failed Him in devastating ways. And both were seized with deep remorse. Yet their stories diverged into two very different endings: one became a pillar of the early church, while the other hanged himself in despair.

This Chatham Transition Ministry study continues our series on Christian Doctrine. Today we begin to look at a new subject, the Nature, Purpose, and Character of God as revealed to us in His Word. This lesson answers our catechism question "What may we know about God from His Word?", and we find that through the Scriptures "We may know everything we need to know about God to be reconciled to Him, properly worship Him, and live in obedience to His revealed will."

James Chapter five concludes the Apostles letter with a practical call to authentic faith. He warns the rich who oppress others, urges suffering believers to patient endurance as they await Christ's return, and highlights the power of prayer and confession in every circumstance of life.