Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem. In the central section of Luke, Jesus teaches His disciples THE Way on the way to His betrayal, death, resurrection and ascension. Jesus sends out 72 to prepare the way before him and tells the parable of the “Good Samaritan.” Finally, Martha gets a lesson on the “one necessary…

As we resumes our study in the New Year, we discuss The New Perspective on Paul and review some of our key definitions and concepts for understanding the heart of Paul’s reasoning in Romans.

In our second class, we consider Truth’s relation to reality. Jesus claims to be “The Truth.” He is the Word who was with God and was God. He is the Word through Whom all things were created. He is the Word who become flesh to live among us and to show us – in human…

After Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah, The Lord begins to warn the disciples about His rejection, death and resurrection. But they are not yet able to comprehend the significance of His words. Peter, James and John witness Jesus in His glory as He speaks with Moses and Elijah about His “Exodus” that will…

This first part of a 4 part series reviewing some of the major elements that shape a worldview. We consider truth and ultimate sources of truth. Are our OBSERVATIONS of the world enough? or Do we NEED REVELATION to make sense of our world?

In this session we discuss and define some of the big terms in this section of Romans: Propitiation, Redemption, and Grace.

Jesus gives His first parable – the parable of the soils – warns His followers to “Take care how you hear…” The proper response to the Word of God has serious consequences. The Luke arranges 4 miracles to reaffirm and establish Jesus’ power and authority over Nature, the Demonic, Sickness and Death. After He sends…

What is justification by faith? It is establishing right relationship with God through the work of Jesus without the Law through faith. All of this flows out of Paul’s argument that we are justified freely as a gift of God’s grace.

Jesus continues to preach and heal, establishing His authority and power. As John the Baptizer has his doubts, those on the “outside” of society receive Jesus’ mercy and grace by trusting Him.

What is “righteousness”? This is a critical concept in Romans. We need to understand this biblical truth to understand what Paul means by “there is no one who is righteous, no, not one.”