Christian Unity – Ephesians 4:1–10
Read the Passage: Ephesians 4:1-10 Exhortation (4:1–3) It was Paul’s custom in his epistles to begin with doctrinal teaching and then move on to practical application. Said differently, Paul always […]
Ephesians: Introduction – Ephesians 1:1-14
Read the Passage: Ephesians 1:1-14 Authorship and Date: The book of Ephesians is one of the thirteen (or fourteen, if Hebrews is included) New Testament epistles written by the apostle […]
The Christian Life – Romans 12
Read the Passage: Romans 12 Living Sacrifices (12:1–2) Paul’s pattern in all of his epistles is to begin by teaching theology and conclude by covering ethics. Indeed, this structure is […]
Work of the Spirit – Romans 8
Read the Passage: Romans 8 Flesh and Spirit (8:1–11) Recall in Romans 7 Paul had taught that believers are “dead to the law through the body of Christ” (Rom. 7:4). […]
Faith and Salvation – Romans 4:13–5:21
Read the Passage: Romans 4:13–5:21 Abraham’s Faith (4:13–25) In Rom. 4:1–12 Paul had appealed to two important Old Testament figures—namely, Abraham and David—to show that salvation has always been by […]
Philip, the First Missionary – Acts 8
Read the Passage: Acts 8 The People of Samaria (8:1–8) At the end of the account of the death of Stephen in Acts 7 it was reported that “the witnesses […]
Lying to the Holy Spirit – Acts 4:32–5:11
Read the Passage: Acts 4:32-5:11 Communal Sharing (4:32–37) In our previous study of Acts 2:42–47 we focused on the Acts communal sharing example that is reiterated in Acts 4:32–37. In […]
Arrival of the Holy Spirit – Acts 2:1-41
Read the Passage: Acts 2:1-41 The Holy Spirit’s Arrival (2:1–13) The “Day of Pentecost” (Acts 2:1), which was also called the Feast of Weeks, First-fruits, or Harvest, was one of […]
