The Discipline of Contending For The Faith, Hebrews 11:23-31
Welcome back to our study of Hebrews; today we’ll be looking at Hebrews 11:23-31, which I’ve dubbed “the discipline of contending for the Faith. Oftentimes people regard believers in Christ as weak, passive or nice people who lack any backbone. Christianity has been reduced to being nice. But Scriptures ‘depictionContinue Reading
Galatians 2:11-21, Paul Rebukes Peter’s Hypocrisy & Justification Is By Christ’s Faithfulness Alone
Welcome back to our study of the book of Galatians with the late Dr. John Gerstner. In our last session, we talked the origin and foundation of the Gospel the apostle Paul preached in all the congregations he founded or had interactions with. Since the beginning of this letter, heContinue Reading
Galatians 1:11-2:10 Exposition, The Foundation Of The Gospel Preached By Paul By Dr. John Gerstner
Welcome back to our study of the book of Galatians with the late Dr. John Gerstner. Today we’ll be looking at Galatians 1:11-2:10. In our last session, we talked about Paul’s sharp rebuke to the Galatian Church. He was utterly flabbergasted with the rapidity with which they had succumbed toContinue Reading
Galatians 1:6-10 Exposition, Paul Rebukes Those Who Accept A Distorted Gospel, By Dr. John Gerstner
Welcome back to our study of the book of Galatians, in our last study we looked at the salutation of Paul in Verses 1 through 5. In those first five verses, Paul first established his authority as an apostle, not sent by Man or from Man, but one sent byContinue Reading
The Discipline Of Trusting When It Doesn’t Make Sense To Our Finite Minds, Hebrews 11:17-22
In our last session, we talked extensively about the discipline of waiting patiently on the Lord, the endurance of the saints. Today we’ll discuss the discipline of trusting when it doesn’t make any sense to us. The believers the writer was addressing were probably wondering why God was delaying inContinue Reading
Why is The Discipline Of Waiting So Important For Believers in Christ? Hebrews 11: 8-16
Welcome back to our study of the book of Hebrews, today we’ll be looking at Hebrews 8: 8-16, the discipline of waiting. Once again, we need to recall the background to this letter. It is within this context that we must look at the passage. The writer is addressing believersContinue Reading
Faith In Action Part 1, Abel, Enoch & Noah Hebrews 11:4-7
Welcome back to our study of the book of Hebrews, we’ll continue with chapter 11 today as we zero in Hebrews 11:4-7. We’ve already introduced the concept of faith in our last session. The writer to the Hebrews introduced faith in chapter 10 in order to help his readers combatContinue Reading