Oct 16, 2013 | Romans, The Bible, Theology
More Than Moral Virtue When we read Paul’s letter to the church in Rome, it’s easy for us to assume that the word “righteousness” refers only to moral virtue. Actually, the word means much more than that. The scriptures certainly teach about moral virtue, but the word...
Oct 9, 2013 | Christian Living, Romans, Theology
Paul wrote in his letter to the Romans that he was “called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.” (Romans 1:1) Exactly what did he mean when he used the word gospel? Gospel in Greek The word gospel has two related, but distinct, meanings in scripture. In...
Oct 7, 2013 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Christian Living, Theology
How do we know God’s will? In this video I’ll talk about some of the ways God led the apostle Paul to fulfill his mission. It wasn’t always a straightforward process. Jesus the messiah first made himself known to Paul in a vision, but as time went on he revealed...
Oct 2, 2013 | Christian Living, The Bible, Theology
God cannot lie. Scripture teaches that there is one thing God cannot do: he cannot lie. Paul explained this in 2 Timothy 2:11-13: It is a trustworthy statement: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny...
Sep 30, 2013 | Romans, The Bible, Theology
The church’s mission in the world involves a message, and it’s the church’s job to teach that message effectively. The gospel message can be summed up in a few simple phrases: Jesus, the son of God, was crucified for our sins, he died and was buried, and he arose...
Sep 25, 2013 | Romans, Theology
The writers of the New Testament believed the Old Testament stories were factual accounts of actual events. This belief controlled their understanding of what God had done throughout history. New Testament scholars sometimes try to connect the Old and New Testaments...
