by Paul Apple | Sep 3, 2023 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: TO MAGNIFY HIS GRACE, GOD DETERMINED THOSE HE CHOSE WOULD BE AUTHENTIC SONS WITH FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES INTRODUCTION: Our relationship to God can be pictured in a number of ways: (cf. John MacArthur here) 1) Servants — subjects of His kingdom...
by Paul Apple | Sep 2, 2023 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: GOD IS SOVEREIGN IN BOTH THE PROCESS AND GOAL OF ELECTION – WHICH IS HOLINESS EXPRESSED IN LOVE INTRODUCTION: Piper: The difference between predestination, which is mentioned in verse 5, and election (or choosing) which is mentioned in verse 4, is that...
by Paul Apple | Sep 1, 2023 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: OUR SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS AND PRIVILEGES ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Our thinking and how we act are based too much on our short-sighted focus on our own personal limitations and our own lack of personal significance or influence. This...
by Paul Apple | Aug 31, 2023 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE AUTHORITATIVE WORD FROM GOD DEFINES THE HIGH CALLING OF BELIEVERS WHO ENJOY HIS GRACE AND PEACE Klyne Snodgrass: Letters in the ancient world followed a set form. They began by identifying the writer and the readers or addressees. This was usually...
