We have officially begun our journey through Paul’s epistles / letters to churches and individuals in this “mystery period” known as the dispensation of the grace of God. God is dispensing grace directly to the world, without having to go through Israel, as in “times past.” Our chart that we see each week, reminds us … Read more
Yesterday’s Bible study was so exciting seeing how Paul received the message of salvation by grace for this dispensation, by direct revelation from the Lord himself, and then compared that revelation to the revelation that John received some 30 – 35 years after the death of Paul, concerning the prophecy for the end of the … Read more
We were thoroughly immersed in the “But Now” section of the chart today, in our study of Ephesians 2:13 and following. In reading Colossians 2:8-17, we saw a direct connection to Ephesians 2, understanding that a spiritual operation occurs in each of us when we are saved. There is a circumcision of the heart that … Read more
Yesterday was quite the beginning of understanding Paul’s apostleship in this “Mystery Period” known as the Dispensation of Grace. Ephesians 2 is a critical foundation chapter in understanding the three historic statements found in this chapter: “Times Past”, “But Now”, “The Ages to Come.” We will continue our examination of these statements this coming Sunday.Our … Read more
What a wonderful class we had this morning! Finally, after four months of not meeting in person, we were able see each other again. We have gotten to an important point in our study of Rightly Dividing The Word, looking at the 13 books of our apostle, Paul, that were written directly to the body … Read more
Establishing Paul’s authority as the apostle to the Gentiles is critical to understanding the importance of his letters to us in this dispensation of the grace of God. We have studied five critical scriptures that lay a strong foundation that his 13 letters of Romans to Philemon are written to us, while the remaining 53 … Read more