The Book of Galatians: Christ Alone and Christian Freedom
Why did Paul speak so sharply to churches that already believed in Jesus? Teachers were pressing them to add circumcision and the Mosaic Law…
Explore Soteriology
Choose a study below and keep following the subject through Scripture.
Read Study
Freedom in Christ: What It Means to Be Truly Free
Jesus promises freedom to people who do not recognize their bondage. They appeal to their descent from Abraham while He exposes their slavery to…
Sanctification Explained: What It Means to Be Set Apart
To be sanctified is to be set apart to God. When He saves someone, that person belongs to Him, and that new relationship is…
A Camel Through the Eye of a Needle: What Jesus Meant
Jesus spoke about a camel passing through the eye of a needle after a wealthy man asked Him how to obtain eternal life. Jesus…
The Mosaic Covenant: Why God Gave Israel the Law
Why did God give Israel the Law if no one can be saved by keeping it? The order in Exodus helps me answer that…
Putting Off the Old Man and Putting On the New
When Paul tells believers to put off the old man and put on the new, he is addressing people God has already made alive…
The Hidden Wisdom of God: What Paul Meant
Paul says the rulers who crucified Jesus did not understand God's hidden wisdom. They opposed Him, yet their actions could not prevent God from…
The Mercy Seat: What It Was and How It Points to Christ
The mercy seat was the cover of pure gold on the ark of the covenant. God appointed it as the place above which He…
The Keys of the Kingdom: What Did Jesus Mean?
Jesus promised the keys of the kingdom to Peter, one of His disciples, after Peter confessed that He was the Christ, the Son of…
Original Sin: What Does the Bible Teach?
When we discuss original sin, we need to say what we believe people inherit from Adam. His rebellion brought death and corruption into the…
The Bronze Serpent: How It Points to Jesus on the Cross
Moses, the man God had chosen to lead Israel out of slavery in Egypt, raised a bronze serpent so that Israelites dying from snakebites…
The Blessed Hope: What Is It?
Paul calls Christ's appearing the blessed hope. That promise comforts a grieving Christian and calls a careless Christian back to obedience. We are expecting…