The Sovereignty of God and the Free Will of Man

The Sovereignty of God and the Free Will of Man . The decision in Acts 16:5-10 to go west with the Word of God is the very beginning of how the western civilization has been blessed with the truth that...
Freedom in Christ

Freedom in Christ. July 4th was the celebration of Independence day in America honoring the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence declaring freedom from England. Just as this day was set aside to celebrate America’s national...
Content & Context

Content & Context. Two very important principles that are required for the right division of scripture. These two disciplines help put the pieces together for interpreting the events of Acts 16:1-5. The Apostle Paul circumcises Timothy yet earlier in Acts...
The Middle Wall of Partition

The Middle Wall of Partition. The lesson on 06-24 starts with Acts 15:12,13,19, 20. It’s here the dispute was being made between the Jewish belivers and new Gentile belivers on what parts of the law they should keep. They had...
Keeping Covenants in Context

Keeping Covenants in Context (during the Acts period). Acts 13:46 says "It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you (Israel)..." This is the thrust of the book of Acts. When the Apostle Paul...
The Obedience of Faith

The Obedience of Faith. What was the Apostle Paul saying in Romans 16:26 that "is now made manifest ... for the obedience of faith"? Israel was given the responsibility of evangelizing the nations because of their potential "peculiar treasure" status....