TEXT Revelation 2:1-7 “Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and…
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TEXT Jude 1:15-25 “To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16…
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APPROVED CENTRAL CONCLUSIONS PROPOSED CONCLUSIONS Topic: False Teachers Will Come Primary Passage: 2 Peter 2:1–2 Module: Proposed Conclusions Family: SYNTHESIS Research Depth: Standard Additional approved detail remains stored; this block was compacted only…
TEXT 2 Peter 2:1-2 “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift…
INTRODUCTION There are certain passages in the Bible where people grab one detail, build an entire doctrine around that one detail, and then stop paying attention to everything else the passage says. Revelation 14 and the 144,000 is a…
INTRODUCTION There are plenty of reasons a Christian may be tempted to stay quiet about the gospel. We may wonder what somebody will think. We may be afraid of saying something wrong. We may not want an argument. Sometimes we simply feel…
INTRODUCTION There are times when you know what God has said, but you are still waiting to see what comes next. That is where the disciples are in Acts 1:12–14. Christ had given them a great mission. There was work ahead of them. But…
When you believe on Jesus Christ, do you receive everlasting life right then, or only after you do something else? John 6:47 says, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” Look carefully at the…
Revelation 14:4 says, “These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the…
Yes. Romans 11:6 teaches that grace and works are mutually exclusive as the basis under discussion. If something is by grace in the sense Paul is discussing, works cannot also make up part of that same basis.
Passage at a Glance John 3:1–21 records Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus and then develops the meaning of the new birth around the person and saving work of the Son of God. Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews, and “a master of…
Study Focus The exact KJV word “grace” appears in many different kinds of passages. Sometimes it speaks of favor between people. Sometimes it speaks of the favor, kindness, or mercy of God. In other places it is connected with…