The Epistles

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{STUDIES IN THE EPISTLES}

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  1. The Fullness of Time - (The Law was an interim stage with a termination point, the Fullness of Time when Jesus redeemed those who were under the Law) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Delivered from This Age - (Paul anchors all that God has done in the death and resurrection of Jesus, the event that inaugurated the messianic age – Galatians 1:1-5) - {PDF Copy}
  3. God has Spoken! - (God spoke His definitive word in His Son, Jesus of Nazareth. All previous words spoken in the prophets were preparatory, promissory, and partial) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Purifying Sins - (Having achieved the purification of sins, Jesus sat down at the right hand of God to intercede for his people as their faithful High Priest) - {PDF Copy}
  5. The Messianic Age Dawns - (The era of the Aaronic priesthood terminated with the arrival of the word in God’s Son, our High Priest forevermore) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Covenant Heirs - (With the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the blessings for all nations promised to Abraham commenced) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Blessing of Abraham - (The Gift of the Spirit is imparted by Jesus as part of God’s promise to bless all the nations in Abraham’s Seed, namely, Jesus – Acts 3:25) - {PDF Copy}
  8. He Abolished Death - (Paul reminded Timothy of Christ’s resurrection and victory over death since false teachers were denying the future resurrection of believers) - {PDF Copy}
  9. The Last Enemy - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will mean the termination of the Last Enemy, Death itself) - {PDF Copy}
  10. Resurrection Hope - (Central to the future hope of the apostolic faith is the bodily resurrection of the dead when Jesus arrives to gather his saints) - {PDF Copy}
  11. Delivering us from Wrath - (Already, Jesus is delivering his people from the coming wrath that will befall the unrighteous when he arrives) - {PDF Copy}
  12. One Covenant People - (Jesus is the promised Seed of Abraham, the heir of the covenant promises, and receipt of the inheritance is based on faith in Him) - {PDF Copy}
{ROMANS}
  1. Designated Son of God - (Paul introduces his ministry to the church in Rome and begins his exposition of the Gospel by identifying Christ’s qualifications to be the Messiah) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Good News - (In Romans, Paul presents his gospel from humanity's plight due to sin to the resurrection of the dead and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Life from the Dead - (Paul describes his gospel in Romans from humanity's plight due to sin to the resurrection of the dead through Jesus of Nazareth) -{PDF Copy}
  4. The Message - (Jesus summons his disciples to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God in every inhabited corner of the Earth – Romans 3:22-30) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Jews and Greeks Alike - (The equality of Jew and Gentile before God is a pivotal theme in Romans. Members of either group stand or fall before Him on the same basis) - {PDF Copy}
  6. From Faith - For Faith - (Men are not set right before God from the works of the law, but from the faith of Jesus Christ) - {PDF Copy}
  7. The Faithfulness of God - (The righteousness of God refers to His faithfulness to fulfill His promises, and this is demonstrated by the salvation He has provided in Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
  8. The Salvation of God - (Paul presents his gospel to the assemblies of Rome, a message about God’s righteousness and wrath for all men) - {PDF Copy}
  9. Impasse and Rescue - (In Romans, Paul argues from plight to solution as he presents his Gospel to the church in Rome, a message for both Jews and Gentiles) - {PDF Copy}
  10. The Deeds of the Law - (In Romans, references to justification by works have a specific category of works in view – the Works of the Law - Romans 2:7-10) - {PDF Copy}
  11. The Heir of the World - (Because of his faith, Abraham is the heir of the world along with all men who are from the same faith as him – Romans 4:11-13) - {PDF Copy}

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