Vol. 18, No. 39 – October 20, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 7-8 III. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men, Luke 4:14-9:50. D. Activities of His Ministry, Luke 7:1-9:50. 4. Ministry to sinners, Luke 7:36-50. a. The Prelude: The woman anointing the feet of Jesus, vs. 36-39. b. The Parable: Two debtors,  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 38 – October 13, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6 III. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men, Luke 4:14-9:50. D. Activities of His Ministry, Luke 7:1-9:50. 3. Ministry in doubt, Luke 7:18-35, (continued). Vs. 28 Luke 7:28, “I say to you, among those born of women there is no  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 37 – October 6, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6 III. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men, Luke 4:14-9:50. D. Activities of His Ministry, Luke 7:1-9:50. 2. Ministry in death, Luke 7:11-17. Jesus raises a widow’s adult son. This scene is only recorded in Luke’s Gospel that was written  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 36 – September 29, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6 IV. The Associates of His Ministry, Luke 6:12-49. B. The characteristics of disciples, (The Great Sermon), Luke 6:17-49. 1. Vs. 20-26, Blessings and Woes / Warnings – The beatitudes and anti-beatitudes. 2. Vs. 27-36, Principles of Loving. 3. Vs. 37-45, Principles of  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 35 –  September 22, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6 IV. The Associates of His Ministry, Luke 6:12-49. B. The characteristics of disciples, (The Great Sermon), Luke 6:17-49. 1. Vs. 20-26, Blessings and Woes / Warnings – The beatitudes and anti-beatitudes. 2. Vs. 27-36, Principles of Loving. 3. Vs. 37-45, Principles of  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 34 –  September 15, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6:24-3 IV. The Associates of His Ministry, Luke 6:12-49, A. The call of the disciples, Luke 6:12-16. B. The characteristics of disciples, (The Great Sermon), Luke 6:17-49. 1. Vs. 20-26, Blessings and Woes / Warnings – The beatitudes and anti-beatitudes. 2. Vs. 27-36,  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 33 –  September 8, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6 IV. The Associates of His Ministry, Luke 6:12-49, (Continued). 1. The call of the disciples, Luke 6:12-16. 2. The characteristics of disciples, (The Great Sermon), Luke 6:17-49. ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 32 – September 1, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6 We now start a new section in our outline of Luke, which will take us to the end of the Chapter. IV. The Associates of His Ministry, Luke 6:12-49. 1. The call of the disciples, Luke 6:12-16. 2. The characteristics of disciples,  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 31 – August 25, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6 III. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men, Luke 4:14-9:50. B. The Authority of His Ministry, Luke 4:31-6:11. 8. Over deformity, Luke 6:6-11. Vs. 9 Luke 6:9, “And Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, is it lawful to do  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 30 – August 11, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6 Outline of the Book: I. Preface: The Method and Purpose of Writing, Luke 1:1-4. II. The Identification of the Son of Man with Men, Luke 1:5-4:13. A. The Temptation of the Son of Man, Luke 4:1-13. III. The Ministry of the Son  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 29 – August 4, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 5 III. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men, Luke 4:14 – 9:50. A. The Announcement of His Ministry, Luke 4:14-30. B. The Authority of His Ministry, Luke 4:31-6:11. 1. Over demons, Luke 4:31-37. 2. Over disease, Luke 4:38-44. 3. Over  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 28 – July 28, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 5 III. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men, Luke 4:14 – 9:50. A. The Announcement of His Ministry, Luke 4:14-30. B. The Authority of His Ministry, Luke 4:31-6:11. 1. Over demons, Luke 4:31-37. 2. Over disease, Luke 4:38-44. 3. Over  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 27 – July 21, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 4 III. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men, Luke 4:14 – 9:50. A. The Announcement of His Ministry, Luke 4:14-30. B. The Authority of His Ministry, Luke 4:31-6:11. 1. Over demons, Luke 4:31-37. 2. Over disease, Luke 4:38-44. In this  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 26 – July 14, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 4 III. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men, Luke 4:14 – 9:50. A. The Announcement of His Ministry, Luke 4:14-30. B. The Authority of His Ministry, Luke 4:31-6:11. 1. Over demons, Luke 4:31-37. 2. Over disease, Luke 4:38-44. A. The  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 25 – July 7, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 4 III. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men, Luke 4:14 – 9:50. A. The Announcement of His Ministry, Luke 4:14-30. B. The Authority of His Ministry, Luke 4:31-6:11. 1. Over demons, Luke 4:31-37. 2. Over disease, Luke 4:38-44. A. The  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 24 – June 23, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 4 The Third Temptation: Luke 4:9-12, “And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here; 10for it is written, ‘HE  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 23 – June 16, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 4 Vs. 3 -12, The Three Temptations of Satan. Last week, having gone through and understanding the principles of Doctrine regarding our Lord’s Hypostatic Union, Kenosis, and Impeccability, we can better understand the temptations He endured. As we have seen, Jesus was led  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 22 – June 9, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 4 Outline of the Book: I. Preface: The Method and Purpose of Writing, Luke 1:1-4. II. The Identification of the Son of Man with Men, Luke 1:5-4:13. I.The Temptation of the Son of Man, Luke 4:1-13. II. The Ministry of the Son of  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 21 – June 2, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 3 Jesus’ Baptism by John, vs. 21-22. These two verses are one single sentence in Greek. Here, Luke sees Jesus’ baptism as the climax and culmination of John’s ministry of baptism, yet he does not say directly that John baptized Jesus, although it  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 20 – May 19, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 3 The Doctrine of the Eternal Lake of Fire / Hell Throughout His ministry Jesus taught that the lost would depart into eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; an eternal punishment. In other words, they will suffer endless, conscious agony  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 19 – May 12, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 3 Doctrine of the Baptism with Fire “Fire,” is the Greek Noun PUR. In the OT, fire was used for both a cleansing, purifying agent and an agent of destruction. God demonstrated His pleasure with fire upon the altar, Gen 15:17; Lev 9:23f.;  Full Article…

The Gospel of Luke Chapter 3 In Chapter 3, we are currently noting: G. The Baptism of the Son of Man, Luke 3:1-22. 4. John preaches the Gospel and coming of Jesus’ ministry, vs. 15-18. Vs. 15, “Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 17 – April 28, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 3 In Chapter 3, we are currently noting: G. The Baptism of the Son of Man, Luke 3:1-22. 2. The prophecy of Isaiah fulfilled in John, vs. 3-6. Salvation Glory that Results in Resurrection Glory! In our study of Luke’s Gospel, we  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 16 – April 21, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 3 In Chapter 3, we are currently noting: G. The Baptism of the Son of Man, Luke 3:1-22.       2. The prophecy of Isaiah fulfilled in John, vs. 3-6. Vs. 3 Luke 3:3, “And he came into all the district  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 15 – April 14, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 3 Outline: I.  Preface: The Method and Purpose of Writing, Luke 1:1-4. II. The Identification of the Son of Man with Men, Luke 1:5-4:13. A. The Announcement of the Birth of John the Baptist, Luke 1:5-25. B. The Announcement of the Birth of  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 14 – April 7, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 2 II. The Identification of the Son of Man with Men, Luke 1:5-4:13. F.The Advancement of the Boy, including the Temple incident at age 12, vs. 39-52. Vs. 39 Luke 2:39, “When they had performed everything according to the Law of the  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 13 – March 31, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 2 Vs. 32 Luke 2:32, “A LIGHT OF REVELATION TO THE GENTILES, and the glory of Your people Israel.” In this verse, Simeon is referring to Jesus as the Isaianic Servant-Messiah, (i.e., how Isaiah described Him), cf. Isa 42:6; 49:6. Isa 49:6,  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 12 – March 24, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 2 The Identification of the Son of Man with Men, Luke 1:5-4:13. The Adoration of the Babe, as Jesus is presented at the Temple, vs. 21-38. The adoration from Simeon, vs. 25-35. Vs. 24 (continued) Luke 2:24, “And to offer a sacrifice according  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 11 – March 17, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 2 It is interesting to note that as in the cases of Moses, Gideon, and Zechariah, God spoke to people who were busy carrying out their daily work, Luke 1:11-20; Ex 3:1-10; Judges 6:11-24. God loves to see His child active, not idle!!  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 10 – March 10, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 2 Vs. 11 Luke 2:11, “For today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” In this verse, the angel gave the shepherds the meaning of Jesus’ name in three important titles: Savior,  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 9 – March 3, 2019 The Gospel of Luke – Chapter 2 Vs. 11 – Luke 2:11, “For today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” This announcement is one of the most packed verses in the Bible. In these few words,  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 8 – February 24, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 2 Vs. 7 Luke 2:7, “And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” “Laid him in a manger,” uses the Aorist,  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 7 – February 17, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 2:1-7 Outline II.  The Identification of the Son of Man with Men, Luke 1:5-4:13. D.  The Advent of the Son of Man, Luke 2:1-20. 1.   The birth narrative, vs. 1-7. 2.  The announcement to and adoration from the shepherds, vs. 8-20. E.  The  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 6 – February 10, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 1 Verses 78-80 d. Praise to God for the coming of “the Sunrise,” the giving of the Messiah, vs. 78-79. Vs. 78 Luke 1:78, “Because of the tender mercy of our God, with which the Sunrise from on high will visit us.” This  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 5 – February 3, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 1 – Verses 72-77 b. Praise to God for Keeping His Promise to Abraham, (the Abrahamic Covenant), vs. 72-75. Vs. 72 Luke 1:72, “To show mercy toward our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant.” “To show,” is the Verb PIOEO once  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 4 – January 27, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 1:68-71 a.) Praise to God for Keeping His Promise to David, (the Davidic Covenant), vs 68-71. The Results of Redemption: Redemption propitiates God the Father, Rom 3:25. We are delivered from the curse of the Law, Gal 3:13; 4:4-7. We have the forgiveness  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 03 – January 20, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 1 B.  The Announcement of the Birth of the Son of Man, Luke 1:26-56. Vs. 56 In vs. 56, we see that Mary, MARIAM, stayed with her relative Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home. This would place Mary either very  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 02 – January 13, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Verse 46-55 In these passages, there are 20 or so discernable OT quotations and allusions. It shows how much Mary knew of her Scriptures and how cherished they were in her home. She blends quotations and allusions to Messianic psalms and OT prophecy.  Full Article…

Vol. 18, No. 01 – January 6, 2019 The Gospel of Luke Verse 36-45 Vs. 36-37 Gabriel, in grace, continues to provide Mary information about her pregnancy to further bolster and strengthen her faith. Interestingly, even though Mary did not ask for a miraculous sign or confirmation as Zachariah did in doubt and unfaithfulness, the  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 51 – December 23, 2018 The Gospel of Luke Chapter 1:28-35 B. The Announcement of the Birth of the Son of Man, Luke 1:26-56. In vs. 26-27, we were introduced to the lowly, humble nature by which our Lord and Savior would be brought into this world. In vs. 28-31, we are introduced  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 50 – December 16, 2018 The Announcement of the Birth of the Son of Man, Luke 1:26-56. Vs. 26 The first thing Luke does is connect the announcement to Mary with the announcement to Elizabeth by using the connective Conjunction DE, “now,” and saying, “in the sixth month,” HEKTOS MEN, which is also  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 49 – December 9, 2018 The Gospel of Luke Outline of the Book, based on Charles Ryrie’s: I. Preface: The Method and Purpose of Writing (1:1-4) II. The Identification of the Son of Man with Men (1:5-4:13)      A. The Announcement of the Birth of John the Baptist (1:5-25)      B.  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 48 – December 2, 2018 The Book of Proverbs Chapter 22 3. The wise ones care for and protect the poor, vs. 22-29. This section also begins a Decalogue of “Sayings” about wealth, Prov 22:22-23:11. There is an inclusion proscribing taking advantage of the poor, Prov 22:22, and of the “fatherless,” Prov 23:10, with threats the Lord will  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 47 – November 25, 2018 Vs. 16 Prov 22:16, “He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.” This is the final verse in Collection II of Proverbs that includes chapters 10:1 – 22:16. Here, we have a final warning that  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 46 – November 18, 2018 The Book of Proverbs Chapter 22 Vs. 13 Prov 22:13, “The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!’” We have seen in vs. 10-12, and will in vs. 15, pertinent moral instruction, a theme of this unit. The contrast between gracious  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 45 – November 11, 2018 Vs. 10 Prov 22:10, “Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, even strife and dishonor will cease.” In vs. 1, we are exhorted to have a good reputation; in vs. 2, to have good community relationships; in vs. 3, to have good avoidance of evil;  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 44 – November 4, 2018 Vs. 6 Prov 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” This is one of the more popular verses in the entire book of Proverbs. It is related to parents teaching their children to  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 43 – October 28, 2018 The Book of Proverbs Chapter 22 In vs. 1, we are exhorted to have a good reputation; in vs. 2, to have good community relationships; in vs. 3, to have good avoidance of evil; and now in vs. 4, to have a good relationship with the Lord. Vs.  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 42 – October 21, 2018 The Book of Proverbs Chapter 22 Returning back to our study of the Book of Proverbs, we once again note the basic outline of the book. Solomon I: Collection I, chapters 1-9 Collection II, chapters 10:1-22:16 Collection III, chapters 22:17-24:22 Collection IV, chapters 24:23-24:34 Solomon II: Collection V,  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 41 – October 14, 2018 Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement, (cont.). Vs. 24 Eph 6:24, “Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.” To help us define the application of “incorruptible,” APHTHARSIA, in our text, we will note other cognates like the Adjective APHTHARTOS, ἄφθαρτος that means “imperishable,  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 40 – October 7, 2018 Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement, (cont.). Vs. 24 Eph 6:24, “Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.” Now, looking at the rest of this passage, we have noted HO CHARIS, “the grace,” that Paul desires for believers. This is noted in the  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 39 – September 30, 2018 Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement, (cont.). Vs. 24 Eph 6:24, “Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.” Last week, we noted the first nine of the 12 applications in Ephesians of the word “grace,” to see the context of God’s grace plan  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 38 – September 23, 2018 Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement, (cont.). Vs. 24 Eph 6:24, “Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.” As we have been noting, “Grace” is a key word of the epistle. It opened the epistle, Eph 1:2, and is the subject of the  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 37 – September 16, 2018 Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement, (cont.). In Eph 6:23, we have, “… from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,” APO THEOS PATER KAI KURIOS IESUS CHRISTOS. This is similar to Paul’s wording in, Eph 1:2-3, 17; 5:20, and his opening salutations in 2 Cor 1:2; Rom 1:7.  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 36 – September 9, 2018  Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement, (cont.). In Eph 6:23 we have, “…with faith.” A. We note that the noun for “faith,” PISITIS, is used in the book of Ephesians 8 times. Eight is the superabundant number, the beginning of a new era or order, regeneration, and resurrection, as our Lord  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 35 – September 2, 2018  Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement, (cont.). In Eph 6:23 we have, “… and love with faith.” In addition to AGAPE Love, Paul utilizes the actionable Verb for “love,” AGAPAO, 10 times, in 7 passages, with 5 different contexts in this letter, Eph 1:6; 2:4; 5:2, 25, 28, 33; 6:24.  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 34 – August 26, 2018  Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement, (cont.). In Eph 6:23 we have, “… and love with faith.” The Greek reads, KAI AGAPE META PISTIS. The Coordinating Conjunction KAI, “and” links Paul’s blessing and desire for the believers in the Church to have peace, with a blessing and desire for them  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 33 – August 19, 2018 Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement. In Eph 6:23, Paul desires that we have the Peace of God in our lives. This week, we will see that there are several hindrances to your inner peace, mostly stemming from a negative mental attitude. Just as righteousness and truth are the noble  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 32 – August 12, 2018 Eph 6:21-24, The Encouragement. Let us learn more about this man Tychicus. We now enter into a study about the great worker and soldier for God, Tychicus, Τυχικός. His name literally means, “chance, fortunate, or fortuitous.” He is mentioned in the NT 5 times, Acts 20:4; Eph 6:21;  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 31 – August 5, 2018 Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24. We now turn to not only the last section of this chapter, but also the last section of the book. In our outline of the Eph 6:10-24, it is: The Empowerment, vs. 10. The Enemy, vs. 11-12.  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 30 – July 29, 2018  Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Eph 6:20, Your Royal Ambassadorship Our passage of study, Eph 6:20, is one of two places in the NT where the term “ambassador” is used. The other is 2 Cor 5:20. Other passages like 1 Peter 2:9, speak to the role of ambassador,  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 29 – July 22, 2018 Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Continuing: 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20, God’s Appeal for Prayer in the Church. Principles of Intercessory Prayer: The principles of Christian service apply to every believer and every prayer the believer makes. Prayer, especially intercessory prayer, is a major part of your Christian  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 28 – July 15, 2018 Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Continuing: 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20, God’s Appeal for Prayer in the Church. Vs. 18, Principles on Prayer. Someone once correctly stated, “the secret of all failure is our failure in secret prayer.” This does not just mean that we are not praying  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 27 – July 8, 2018 Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Continuing in our outline of Eph 6:10-24, (The Believer’s Walk in Warfare; God’s Provision for His Children’s Spiritual Battles). The Empowerment, vs. 10. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. The Energy, vs. 18-20, God’s Appeal for Prayer in the Church. The  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 26 – July 1, 2018  Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! Summary and Conclusion to The Full Armor of God. In vs. 14, we were first told, once again, to “stand firm,” which means to hold our ground against the assaults of the enemy, Satan and his cosmic system. Then we were exhorted  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 25 – June 24, 2018  Vs. 17, “And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Finally, in vs. 17, we have, “and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” “The order of this verse, with the helmet being received  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 24 – June 17, 2018 Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! Vs. 17 Eph 6:17, “And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” The Meaning of Salvation The benefits of your union with Christ are described in various ways. We can group the  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 23 – June 10, 2018 Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Vs. 17 Eph 6:17, “And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” By far the most common NT use of salvation has to do with salvation from sin, Mat 1:21, “And you shall  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 22 – June 3, 2018 Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Vs. 17 Eph 6:17, “And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” The general doctrine of salvation includes the following lesser doctrines: substitution, redemption, reconciliation, propitiation, conviction, calling, election, predestination, sovereignty, free will,  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 21 – May 27, 2018 Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Vs. 16, (continued). Eph 6:16, “In addition to all (the first three pieces of armor), taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one.” The thing that has been put  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 20 – May 20, 2018  Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Vs. 16 Eph 6:16, “In addition to all (the first three pieces of armor), taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one.” Faith is not a passive resignation to  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 19 – May 13, 2018  Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Ephesians 6:15 continued: And finally in vs. 15, we have, “of peace,” which is related to “the gospel.” It is made up of the Article HO and the Noun eirene, εἰρήνη in the Genitive case that means, “peace, harmony, tranquility, or good health.”  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 18  – May 6, 2018 Ephesians 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! Eph 6:15, “And having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.” Our final phrase, “the gospel of peace,” is the Genitive of HO EUAGGELION HO EIRENE. The first noun euaGgelion, εὐαγγέλιον means, “good news or the gospel,” which  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 17 – April 29, 2018 Ephesians 6:10-24 – Stand in Warfare! The Equipment vs 13-17 Vs. 15 Eph 6:15, “And having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.” The Roman soldier needed sure footing to enable him to march, to move quickly, and stand his ground when necessary. The  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 16 – April 22, 2018  Ephesians 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! The Equipment, vs 13-17, vs. 14, Righteousness Eph 6:14, “Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness.” The Breastplate of Righteousness (continued). For the believer, there are three aspects of righteousness that we  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 15 – April 15, 2018  Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! The Equipment, vs 13-17, vs. 14, Righteousness Eph 6:14, “Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness.” The Breastplate of Righteousness In Eph 6:14, we now address the second piece of armor, “the  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 14 – April 8, 2018  Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! The Equipment, vs 13-17, vs. 14, Truth and Righteousness Eph 6:14, “Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness.” As we celebrated our Lord’s death and resurrection last Sunday, I wanted to share  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 13 – April 1, 2018 Ephesians 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! In our outline of Eph 6:10-24, we now are on the third point: 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment: The Warrior’s Resource, the Explanation of Our Armor, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 12 – March 25, 2018  Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! The Hierarchy of Satan’s Cosmic System Could Look Something Like This: The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Eph 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 11 – March 18, 2018 Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Eph 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 10 – March 11, 2018  Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Getting back to Eph 6:11, “Put on the full armor of God, so  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 9 – March 4, 2018 Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Eph 6:11, “Put on the full armor of God, so that you will  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 8 – February 25, 2018  Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24.  2) The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Eph 6:11, “Put on the full armor of God, so that you  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 7 – February 18, 2018   Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24. 2.) The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Eph 6:11, “Put on the full armor of God, so  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 6 – February 11, 2018  Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24. 2.) The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Eph 6:11, “Put on the full armor of God, so that you  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 5 – February 4, 2018 Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24. 2.) The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Eph 6:11, “Put on the full armor of God, so that you  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 4 – January 28, 2018 Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare! 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24. 2.) The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Eph 6:11, “Put on the full armor of God, so that you  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 3 – January 21, 2018 Eph 6:10-24, Stand in Warfare! 1. The Empowerment, vs. 10. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. 3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17. 4. The Energy, vs. 18-20. 5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24. 2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12. Vs. 11 Eph 6:11, “Put on the full armor of God, so that  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 2 – January 14, 2018 We have noted in the last few chapters of Ephesians how to “Walk in Christ,” including: Walking in Unity – 4:1-16, Walking in Purity – 4:17-32, Walking in Love – 5:1-6, Walking in Light – 5:7-14, and Walking in Wisdom – 5:15-6:9. As we study the last section  Full Article…

Vol. 17, No. 1 – January 7, 2018 Vs. 8 – The Promise of Rewards in Time and Eternity. Vs. 8 Eph 6:8, “Knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.” There are four parts to this verse: 1) Faith, 2) Divine Good production,  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 53 – December 31, 2017 Bethlehem the Birthplace of Jesus Mat 2:1-6; Luke 2:1-20; John 7:42 Mat 2:8, “And he (Herod) sent them (the wise men) to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 52 – December 24, 2017 Eph 6:4, The Responsibility of Fathers. Eph 6:4, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” “The Bible records the sad results of parents neglecting their children, either by being bad examples to them or failing  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 51 – December 17, 2017 Conclusion to the Ten Commandments The 10 Commandments Reflect the Love of God. As we noted at the beginning of this doctrine, there are four things to observe about the Decalogue. 1.) The Ten Commandments were a direct revelation from God given to Moses for the people. 2.)  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 50 – December 10, 2017 Ex 20:17, “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” Deut 5:21, “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, and you  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 49 – December 3, 2017 The 9th Commandment, (continued). Ex 20:16; Deut 5:20, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Cf. Ex 23:1-3 in the Sundry laws. New Testament Usage: The Greek verb for “bearing false witness” is PSEUDOMARTUREO, ψευδομαρτυρέω that means, “bear false witness, or give false evidence or testimony,”  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 48 – November 26, 2017 The 9th Commandment. Ex 20:16; Deut 5:20, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Cf. Ex 23:1-3 in the Sundry laws. The 9th Commandment calls for sanctity of truth in all areas of life, even though the vocabulary primarily reflects the legal process in Israel.  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 47 – November 19, 2017 The 8th Commandment Ex 20:15; Deut 5:19, “You shall not steal.” Cf. Ex 21:16; Lev 19:11, 13. This is the 4th of the horizontal commandments, given to encourage the respect of other people’s property, and is closely related to the 10th Commandment, “you shall not covet…” This too  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 46 – November 12, 2017 The 7th Commandment, (continued). Ex 20:14; Deut 5:18, “You shall not commit adultery.” Adultery is defined as voluntary sexual intercourse between a married or engaged person and a partner other than their spouse, also called infidelity. Therefore, the 7th Commandment has been given to protect every right man  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 45 – November 5, 2017 The 7th Commandment. Ex 20:14; Deut 5:18, “You shall not commit adultery.” The purpose of the commandment is to positively promote the purity of the heart, especially in regard to the marriage relationship. In the 7th Commandment we have the valuing of our and our neighbor’s marriage. The  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 44 – October 29, 2017 The 6th Commandment Ex 20:13; Deut 5:17, “You shall not murder.” This is the 2nd of the horizontal commandments, which help to protect and preserve freedoms and society. The 6th through the 10th Commandments speak of the sanctity of one’s neighbor. They constitute recognition of the fact that  Full Article…