Jesus Christ truly is the King of kings Preeminent. Jesus Christ is the “Preeminent One” in the universe and He earned the right to this title. Colossians 1:18 concludes with a purpose clause: “that in all things He might have the preeminence.” God the Father declared that His Son would be the Preeminent one in this verse in Colossians. Preeminent…
1. The act of making Christ’s enemies into His footstool can be called, “Operation: Footstool.” This is a somewhat elaborate and military-type term for when the Lord Jesus Christ returns to earth (at His Second Coming – the Second Advent) where He establishes His kingdom and personally removes satan and all the fallen angels. When Christ returns in glory, satan’s…
Everything that makes up God’s divine essence (the essential things that make God who and what He is) are ascribed to each of the three persons of the Godhead (Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29). Sovereignty: The Father is said to work “all things after the counsel of His own will” (Ephesians 1:11; cf. Psalm 40:8; Matthew 6:10; Hebrews 10:7,9). Jesus said,…
Keeping It Simple – Our objective is centered around our Savior, Jesus Christ, because everything that God the Father does for mankind flows through the cross. The cross of Christ is man’s contact point with God, it is man’s restoration point, the place of forgiveness and mercy. The place where God’s justice and love are displayed for all mankind to…
In Acts 10, Peter spoke these words: “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him” (Acts 10:38). God’s plan provided Christ our Savior with power from on high – the power…
“I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). The work necessary for man’s deliverance is the overall plan of God, which centers around and through His Son, Christ Jesus the Lord (John 3:15-18,36; Acts 16:31; Romans 5:8). Apart from accepting Christ as one’s personal Savior, we can do nothing to save ourselves! Jesus Christ is the only…
THE WONDERFUL WORDS OF CHRIST THE UPPER ROOM DISCOURSE Please open your Bible to John chapter 13. In the Book of John, chapter 13, Jesus shared His last evening with His disciples and the experience is recorded for all generations of believers. In verses 18-30, Jesus foretells His betrayal by Judas. Then Judas goes away, out into the darkness of…
Someone once wrote: “Who can understand the motives of love? Love does not do according to reason: love has its own reason for loving that even reason does not understand.” The love of God watches from a distance His unfaithful children. The love of God chose to go to the cross of shame and be disgraced, and die for you…
UNDERSTANDING DIVINE DESIGN – GOD’S PLAN FOR YOU AND ME Please open the Word of Truth to Isaiah 58:11. The pastor-teacher’s primary function is to communicate God’s Word to the congregation. God’s Word is Divine Viewpoint. The Holy Spirit uses God’s Word to transform the believer’s human viewpoint to divine viewpoint. As we learn God’s Word, we also learn how…
A SUMMARY OUTLINE Before you begin any Bible study, as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, be focused and under the control of the Holy Spirit, and take the time to absorb and meditate on the Word of God. If you have not yet decided to trust Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, then that is the only thing…
A SUMMARY FOR STUDY – A SUPPLEMENT FOR YOUR EDIFICATION The Mercy Seat – The Doctrine of Propitiation (God is totally satisfied with the substitutionary death of Christ for us). GOD IS SATISFIED. ARE YOU? INTRODUCTION – BACKGROUND DETAILS FOR OUR STUDY The object of this ministry is to exhort you, as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, to…
“He must increase, I must decrease” John 3:30-36. Every consideration that appeals to the ambitions of men is offered by the world, but sic transit gloria mundi (thus passes away the glory of the world). As we begin our study ask yourself – am I decreasing? What about promotion or success – how are you handling it? If success and…
INTRODUCTION God pre-designed the plan of grace before the foundation of the world; Jesus Christ executed the plan; the Holy Spirit reveals the plan through Bible doctrine to mankind. The word grace and its eternal meaning were forever exalted by the incarnation of Jesus Christ in hypostatic union (which means both God and man simultaneously). The one and only true…
The late Chester McCalley, a linguist of the original languages and expository teacher, in his book entitled The Foundations of Our Great Salvation wrote: “The more Grace is used, the more it increases.” He went on to say: “Appropriating God’s Grace is like having your bank account increase every time you withdraw money.” In John 1:16, grace is exchanged for…
Have you ever wondered what our Savior was thinking as He hung on the cross? What Jesus was thinking is the purpose of this study. We will look at the cross-words as well as the cross-thinking of Christ. What a terrible thing to be nailed to a cross. How could anyone nail another person to a cross? How could Jesus…
“The Plurality of Majesty” The word “Trinity” is not found in the Scripture, but the concept is biblical. The concept of the Trinity is firmly established in both the Old and the New Testaments. “And now the Lord God (YHWH – The Father) has sent Me, and His Spirit” (Isaiah 48:16). Generally, the Old Testament uses the word YHWH to…