Project Objective: Imagine you are building a church in an inner city that is racially divided, violent, poverty stricken, and has a slew of social and economic problems. You are the pastoral leaders and you need to build a biblical foundation amongst yourselves and in your church in order to provide space for unity to …
Continue reading Race and America in 2019: Facilitating Discussions on Race
Chapter 1: A "Theology" of the Spirit? The Spirit in Pauline Theology The Holy Spirit is an essential person of the Godhead in the fulfillment of Old Testament promises. The Old Covenant was discontinued and the Spirit, the presence of God, left the Temple. On the other hand, the New Covenant was continued and fulfilled …
Whereas Romans chapters one through four deal with man’s universal need for salvation and God’s provided righteousness through faith, chapters five through eight reveal the levels of freedom now available for the believer. In Christ, the believer is free from the wrath of God, sin, the Law, and death itself. These four worked together to …
Continue reading Alive to Christ: A Summary of the Book of Romans, Chapters 7-8, 12-16
“My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.” Or, “my tongue is the pen of a ready scribe." The writer of Psalm 45 had no need of conjuring up a blessing for the royal wedding, …
Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” (Revelation 11:15) Ephesians 4:1-23 describes the character the members of the church are to walk in towards one another, in light of the previously …
...and in his temple all cry, “Glory!” 