II Corinthians 1:8-11. What event, possibly, is Paul talking about? Asia, recall, in the days of the apostle, is a relatively small Roman province in what we call Turkey today. Ephesus is in that province, and is probably the trouble he is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. I Corinthians 13:7. Explain: “Love believes all things.” He is gullible when he loves? Just believes every teacher, preacher, book or magazine? No, not that. Though we have seen enough of those people. Knows that a person is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. I Corinthians 10:16. How do we “share” in the body and blood of Jesus? “This do in remembrance of Me.” In our mind is to be the picture of what Jesus did for us. We gaze upon the Tree and the Blood that flowed, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. I Corinthians 7:14. Are the children of Christians saved automatically? Does this verse indicate that the Spirit Himself enters a child by virtue of the fact that Mom and Dad are filled with that Spirit? Maybe not. One could just as easily...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Note: My extended comments on apostles in this lesson are recorded elsewhere on sermonaudio. I Corinthians 4:21. Paul is threatening violence? Paul is speaking of the rod of his mouth. He is describing a situation that might occur if there were...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1. I Corinthians 1:18, Romans 1:16. What is the power of God, to Paul? To Paul it was the message of the cross, or the Gospel message, that actually dynamited people’s lives. We tend to think of huge miracles on one hand or political...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Romans 13:1-2. Even the worst of governments are of God? What of a military coup? A truly difficult passage for our day. Yet, Paul dealt with evil government in his own day. We don’t want to water down the passage. People in the church...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Romans 8:17. Is suffering with Christ a must for the true believer? Heirs with Christ. If. Not that we earn an inheritance by suffering, but we prove that we are truly His when persecution comes to us. How shallow would...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Romans 3:25. What is “propitiation”? Turning away the wrath of God by offering Him something He likes. Did you notice all the offerings required by the Jews in your Old Testament? The New Testament says not one of them could take...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Romans 1:4. When did Jesus become the Son of God? Paul speaks here of an announcement, not of the timing of the event. When God raised Jesus from the dead it became clear that the claims He had made while in His earthly ministry were all true....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
