Ishmael: Born through human effort—Abraham and Sarah’s attempt to fulfil God’s promise on their own terms. Isaac: Born miraculously, as a fulfilment of God’s promise—representing grace and divine initiative.

Paul’s fears for the churches in Galatia Believers have been set free 13 You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first. 14 And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. 15 What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me. 16 Have I therefore become your enemy bec

1-7 Sons and Heirs Through Christ Abba Father! Previously we saw the following facts in Chapters 3a+3b. 1. It is  Faith, Not Law, which brings the Spirit Paul asks: “Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?”  (v.2). The Galatians began their spiritual journey through faith, not rule-following. This sets the tone: salvation is by grace, not performance.       2. Abraham is our Model of Faith Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as

The promise was to Abraham and to his Seed—singular. Paul makes the theological point that this “Seed” is Christ. All the blessings flow through Him.

The result is that the blessings promised to Abraham now come to the Gentiles through faith in Christ. This is a wonderful inheritance: justification before God, removal of the curse, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

In this letter, Paul boldly asserts his authority as an apostle, defending both his calling and the message he received directly from Christ. He confronts pressing issues: How are we made right with God? How are we made righteous?

Suppose someone came to you with the proposition: “I know something that could split the church of Jesus Christ in half.” You would consider that a serious threat, wouldn’t you?

Separating from God and the Old Testament has led way to the church separating from it’s Hebraic roots and we are losing out! We can’t let that happen! 

The Girdle of Truth and the Breastplate of Righteousness 1.      The girdle (belt) of truth Ephesians 6:13 Therefore take up the whole...

We must set aside all our hindrances, weights, and distractions –anything that takes our eyes off Jesus.

Our race of faith that began the moment we asked Jesus into our lives, whom the author of Hebrews calls both “the pioneer and perfecter ''

You could say the prophets of old in a sense were God’s trouble-shooters.

The Lord summoned the seventh angel and instructed him to put a mark like a cross on the foreheads of those who mourned over the sins ...

God reveals to Ezekiel in detail via the angel just how utterly evil the practices of specifically the elders have become having previously

The Canadian preacher D. A. Carson puts it like this ‘God is shooting to kill.' This chapter clearly highlights the need for Christians...

Now that the Lord has pronounced His judgement of Jerusalem, He turns his attention to the mountains and high places of Israel.

The Lord commands Ezekiel to do another unseemly thing for a priest by telling him to shave off all his hair.

God gives them two warnings through Ezekiel of exceedingly tough times ahead for the Israelites. In the prophetic enactments of Ezekiel...

One-week later God speaks to Ezekiel again telling that he has been appointed as a watchman over the house of Israel.

The Lord comes straight to the point and commands Ezekiel to go to his own people the children of Israel a rebellious nation just as their..