“Paul wrote, ‘Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God…'” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
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I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food.
“Paul in the letter to the Corinthians wrote, ‘I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food.’ Thanks, Paul – thanks, a lot. That is the first response of the Corinthians, at least I would imagine it so. Imagine what the Corinthians are feeling when they hear this from Paul…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
Paul is in a deep discussion with the people of Corinth.
“Paul is in a deep discussion with the people of Corinth. There is trouble and Paul is far away from them and the only way he can reasonably communicate with the people in the Church is by letter – the one we have just begun.
It is not going to surprise you that the Corinthians have been without strong leadership and they have allowed their old lives – lives before Christ – to have sway again. They have returned to the ways of the world where individualism has wrecked the community they once shared with each other…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for…
“In the letter to the Hebrews we come to the first full stop in the lives of many Christians. Think of the faith walk that each of us are individually on. We understand that God is always reaching for us first but let’s face it, at some point we all will or have had some horrible event that calls our faith into question. And here lies the cross-road for Christians.” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
Jesus Fulfills the Law of Moses
“We continue this week with Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Paul is drawing conclusions about the law and a strong faith in the redemptive power of Jesus on the cross. Now we know the law is that portion of the first five books of our Old Testament that provide the do’s and the don’ts to God’s chosen people…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!