Paul and Priscilla would open the doors for bible studies at home to help new believers. Paul warns Christians that they need to keep track of who brought division into the Churches and avoid them. The differences over doctrine could not be overlooked. Paul taught Christians to be wise in … [Read more...]

Those of us that are strong in our faith should be helping those who are weaker. Jesus didn't live to please himself, he aimed to please God. We should accept one another in the body. Paul ministered to the Gentiles properly because of the Holy Spirit. The saints in Jerusalem became poor … [Read more...]

We shouldn't judge others. We should accept them with love. There were people who were vegetarians because they felt convicted to eat meat, they were weak in their faith. Paul was teaching the Christians to accept their personal convictions rather then putting them on others. God won't be … [Read more...]

God may sometimes allow evil rulers because he plans on bringing judgement on a country. The police are here to protect us. We should have no fear of them if we're following the Law. If we love one another, there's need to fear the Law. It makes it a positive command, not a negative … [Read more...]

We need to let God direct our lives. He leads us when we make ourselves available to Him. God gives us a gift that suits us for our ministry in the Body. We are to love everyone equally. Paul explains how we should live as Christians. This is an open discussion, feel free to leave a … [Read more...]

God defended Israel when Isaiah complained to him. God has blinded those that have rejected him. The wild olive branches grafted into the good olive tree of Israel is the Gentiles. God accepts us because of our faith in Christ. God cut off the Jees because of their unbelief. God refers … [Read more...]

Paul was hoping to release the Jews from their attempts to become righteous by following the law. Christ ends the law when we believe in him. The law is made righteous by man's doing but the righteousness of faith is through the work of Christ. To attain all righteousness through Christ, we … [Read more...]

Paul was continually sad about the Jews not accepting Jesus as their Messiah. God made the people of Israel his special people. He made a covenant with them that they would be his people and he would be their God. God chose Jacob because he knew he would be a spiritual man. He didn't chose Esau … [Read more...]

God doesn't condemn us when we fall if our desire is to serve him. While the law of sin and death is still in effect, the new law of life in Jesus supersedes the old law. Through him we're accounted righteous. Our flesh is concerned with things of this world (food, clothes, etc.). Our flesh is … [Read more...]

  The purpose of the law was to show man their sins. Our new covenant with God is based upon our belief in his righteousness. We as Christians struggle with the conflict of the flesh and the spirit. We're trying to make our flesh conform with the will of God. Our spirit wants to obey … [Read more...]

As a born again Christian, our spirits control our mind and body. We fellowship with God spiritually and are conscious of him. As long as we're in these bodies, we'll struggle with our flesh. On a daily basis, we must go before God and faithfully claim the victory (Galatians 5). We're freed … [Read more...]

Our righteousness is based on faith and we have access to the Father anytime. We gain spiritual growth through our trials. Christ came and died for sinners, not the righteous (Mark 2:17). When Christ died for our sins, he reconciled us to God. Our relationship with God is established … [Read more...]

Abraham knew that his works wouldn't save him (Romans 7:18). Gods grace is void if we try to approach him based on our works. If our relationship is right with God, our natural response is to do anything he wants. Our works are then motivated by love (2 Corinthians 5:14). Abraham was … [Read more...]

The Jews were given the Word of God, they preserved it with diligence and accuracy. Some people tell untrue stories to bring people to salvation. We're all guilty before God.  No man could stand before God in his own righteousness. The word "justified" means that you've never sinned. The … [Read more...]

Gods judgement will be on a person's actions and motivation. He knows the truth about all of us. God's goodness leads a man to repentance not the threat of judgement and hell. We ask God for his mercy because our sins deserve punishment. God has given all man a conscience so we know the … [Read more...]

Paul introduces himself as a bondservant to God. The means he served God and belonged to him. The Holy Spirit called Paul to be an apostle and witness the Gospel (Good News) to the Gentiles. The name Jesus is the Greek word for Joshua, in Hebrew it means "Jehovah is salvation". Christ is Greek … [Read more...]