Today was an important study, in that we needed to see the difference of how God interacted with man before the cross, doling out wrath in proportion to the infraction committed. The first infraction was in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1-7), which set the world on a collision course with “the wrath to come.” … Read more

It is amazing that 27% of the Bible is dedicated to end times events including the rapture of the Church Age saints, the tribulation, the 2nd Advent, and millennial kingdom of Messiah King Jesus. It is of utmost importance to gain a good understanding of what is written to us, and what is written for … Read more

Today, I thought it important to start the new year off with a quick refresher of how to study your Bible from the lens of the mystery. Since we are in the dispensation of the grace of God, it is our responsibility to rightly divide truth from truth, making sure we receive proper doctrine, reproof, … Read more

Today, we were able to look at several scriptures through the lens of the Mystery, seeking to rightly divide the scriptures based upon where they are in relation to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Those things that were written before the dispensation of the grace of God, were written for our learning, … Read more

I am grateful that we are able to compare and contrast scripture when studying events that occurred in time past, in Christ’s ministry before the cross, and Paul’s teaching on similar issues like the struggle we all experience in our flesh. In Matthew 15:1-20 and Mark 7:1-23, Jesus dealt with the conflict of tradition versus … Read more

Last week, we studied how Jesus exposed the heart attitudes of the Pharisees who accused him and the disciples of eating with unwashed hands in Matthew 15 and Mark 7. Jesus lists seven deadly attributes in Matthew and 13 in Mark. We also examined Paul’s confession of his struggles with the old man and sin … Read more