John 1:12-13 (WEL) As many as did receive him, he gave them the right to be the children of God, that is, to those who believe in his name. 13 Who were not born from blood, from the will of the flesh, or from the will of a male, but from God. V12 As…
Galatians 5:5-10 (WEL) For through the Spirit, we wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision means anything nor uncircumcision, only faith working through love. 7 You were doing so well, who hindered you so that you wouldn’t be persuaded by the truth? 8 This personal belief…
Romans 1:16-17 NKJV – 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is…
One of the most important passages in the New Testament is the summary of the Gospel and Resurrection found in 1 Corinthians 15. Here is my translation and notes on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Resurrection—Importance of Jesus’s Resurrection 1 Corinthians 15: 1 Moreover, brothers, I am going to make the Good News known to youp…
C3 Messiah D1 Sin must be punished. D2 Either I must be punished for my sin, or a voluntary substitute must. D3 The substitute must be sinless or else the must die for their own sins (rebellion against God’s laws). D4 The only sinless human is the eternal Messiah, Jesus (Yeshua). Hebrews 4:14-15 NRSV…
C2 Obedience or rebellion D1 We obey; we live. We disobey; we are punished. D2 Obedience is based on E1 Believing God F1 John 14:1 MKJV Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Me. F2 Hebrews 11:6 NLT And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone…
Introduction Definition: B1 To train in accordance with rules or principles (Source) B2 DISCIPLE, verb transitive to teach; to train, or bring up. (Source) B3 Process of making disciples. The apostles went about discipling the believers in Jesus Christ. (Source) Every Christian must know and defend 3 things B1 The Gospel B2 Doctrine (teaching,…
Notes B1 Basic outline C1 1:1-17 Introduction C2 1:18-3:20 Teaching about sin C3 3:21-5:21 Teaching about salvation C4 6:1-8:39 Teaching about sanctification C5 9:1-11:36 Teaching about Israel C6 12:1-16:27 Teaching about Christian lifestyle B2 Introduction 1:1-17 C1 Jesus Christ D1 His Gospel was promised from long ago in the Scriptures E1 Promised to Eve:…
Matthew 7:13-14 WEL “Enter in at the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in there. 14 “Because the gate is narrow and the road difficult that leads to life and there are few who find it. What is…