FREE TO COMMIT MURDER We believe the word of God which declares that Christ established the law for his people so that every believer called to faith in Christ is not under law but under grace. Therefore, we are accused of being antinomians. One of the common arguments involves picking out one of the ten […]
SEPARATED Acts 13: 2-3 Over time, the Holy Spirit worked in Barnabas and Saul and proved, before the others in the church at Antioch, that these were two men whom the Lord had chosen, filled, made faithful and who were proven faithful. In the beginning, Barnabas was faithful to do what the Lord enabled him […]
GOD’S SUCCESSFUL WORD Isaiah 55: 10: For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11: So shall my word be that goeth forth out […]
FREE INDEED! Isaiah 49: 9: That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. All who Christ saves are guilty prisoners by Adam’s one transgression. And receiving Adam’s sin nature we were born in a prison cell in chains which no man could break. Our prison-nature was […]
The Person of the Holy Spirit Acts 13: 1-5 The Person of the Holy Ghost is set forth as taking the action of “speaking.” V2: The Holy Ghost said; the Holy Ghost takes the action of “commanding”: V2: Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work; the Holy Ghost takes the action of “calling”: V2: […]
HOW DID PETER DEAL WITH CONTENTION? Acts 11: 1-25 First, Peter declares to his brethren what God the Holy Spirit did in his own heart (Acts 11: 4-12.) Notice, Peter does not defend himself; that would have only caused more strife between him and his brethren. Nor does Peter argue with his brethren over his […]
It Pleased the Lord Through Preaching Acts 12: 25, 13: 1-3 In this text, we have the account of how the Lord faithfully sent forth Barnabas and Saul to the Gentile world. God has an elect people whom he has determined to save OUT OF all corners and people of this world in Christ Jesus. […]
Natural Sense is not Spiritual Sense Isaiah 6: 10: Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. What did the Lord command Isaiah to do to […]
Love and the Law Acts 15: 5: But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses…7: Peter rose up, and said unto them,…10: Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke […]
Christ is the way Isaiah 35: 8: And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; Earthly Zion was where the city of Jerusalem was. It was the place where the one altar and the one mercy-seat were. That […]