The Prodigal Son… Luke 15:11-35
Published: August 28, 2024A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
Even in the midst of our very worst rebellion, we can’t stop being our Father’s children.
Prodigal means “given to extravagant expenditure.” The word never appears in the parable of Luke 15, or anywhere else in the Bible for that matter.
Proving the Existence of God
Published: August 26, 2024The continued survival of the Jewish people in spite of numerous and concerted efforts to exterminate them unequivocally demonstrates God's existence, His presence in the world and His involvement in the affairs of man.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 12, Conclusion
Published: August 14, 2024By now you see that Paul has answered the three major theological questions for all mankind in his Letter to the Romans. In addition he's clearly defined the relationship between Israel and the Church in God's overall plan.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 11
Published: August 12, 2024Having seen that along with the blessings of salvation have come the gifts that give us the ability to respond accordingly, we continue now with Paul's advice on living a life pleasing to God in gratitude for all that He's given us.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 10
Published: August 7, 2024We began this series from the perspective that our time is short and we should make sure we're ordering what's left of it around the Lord's priorities for us. It won't be long before the life we've worked so hard to build for ourselves here will be left behind. All that will remain is the treasure we've stored up in Heaven.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 9
Published: August 5, 2024Romans 9 spoke of God's sovereign election of Israel as His chosen. In chapter 10 we saw how in the obsessive pursuit of a righteousness of their own, they rejected the righteousness that comes from God. But the rejection was clearly temporary, its duration dependent upon their response.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 8
Published: July 31, 2024Our last study began with God's election of Israel as His chosen people. In Chapter 10 we'll see how they came to be rejected.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 7
Published: July 29, 2024We turn now from a study of doctrine to one of prophecy. A prophecy involving both Jews and Gentiles that unlocks a secret hidden from the foundation of the world. From among both, God would create a new race of man, neither Jew nor Gentile, called the Church.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 6
Published: July 24, 2024In our last installment we completed Law School, and saw the impossible position we've been placed in. Now we're ready for a close look at the unbelievable blessing we call Grace.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 5
Published: July 22, 2024Romans 7:1 to 8:21
Having had a righteousness from God imputed to us by faith apart from the Law, we now have the choice to live a life of holiness. No longer enslaved to our sin nature, we can rise above any self-destructive behavior that has caused us, and those around us, sorrow in the past.
Having had a righteousness from God imputed to us by faith apart from the Law, we now have the choice to live a life of holiness. No longer enslaved to our sin nature, we can rise above any self-destructive behavior that has caused us, and those around us, sorrow in the past.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 4
Published: July 17, 2024Romans 5 and 6
Paul spent the better part of three chapters showing us man's desperate need for a savior. Any righteousness we can earn on our own is clearly inadequate to meet God's standards. We need to acquire a righteousness equal to His in order to dwell in His presence.
Paul spent the better part of three chapters showing us man's desperate need for a savior. Any righteousness we can earn on our own is clearly inadequate to meet God's standards. We need to acquire a righteousness equal to His in order to dwell in His presence.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 3
Published: July 15, 2024Romans 3:21-4:25
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 2
Published: July 10, 2024Romans 2:1- 3:20
Paul continues his view of the world’s spiritual condition. Remember, he’s not writing about believers here. His intent in this introductory survey is to show that everyone needs the Gospel, whether Jew or Gentile. But I’m going to treat some of this as if it applies to us as well,
Romans: The Gospel According To Paul … Part 1
Published: July 8, 2024Romans 1
The Rapture is getting closer by the day. The Church's days on Earth are clearly numbered and whether we're taken up this year or not it's certainly not too soon to prepare. With that in mind we'll begin a study of Paul's Letter to the Romans, the Gospel according to Paul.
The Rapture is getting closer by the day. The Church's days on Earth are clearly numbered and whether we're taken up this year or not it's certainly not too soon to prepare. With that in mind we'll begin a study of Paul's Letter to the Romans, the Gospel according to Paul.
Success Is Not In Never Falling, But In Always Rising Again
Published: July 3, 2024Some of the Bible's greatest heroes experienced huge failures.
Bread and Wine, Symbols of A Covenant
Published: July 1, 2024And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the Most High God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth. (Genesis 14:18-19)
Are We Religious or Spiritual?
Published: June 26, 2024Religion is sinful man's vain attempt to cover himself before a Holy God. What is God's way?
The Kingdom Parables… Matthew 13 (Conclusion)
Published: June 24, 2024After all is said and done there remains one unpardonable sin.
The Kingdom Parables… Matthew 13 (Part 3)
Published: June 19, 2024How buried treasure and oysters symbolize
the destinies of Israel and the Church.
The Kingdom Parables… Matthew 13 (Part 2)
Published: June 17, 2024How the principle of Expositional Constancy reveals the true nature of the Kingdom of Heaven in its Earthly phase.
The Kingdom Parables… Matthew 13 (Part 1)
Published: June 12, 2024It's called the Kingdom of Heaven, but it's here on earth. It describes our need for a savior and points out the unpardonable sin millions will commit.
The Sower And The Seed
Published: June 10, 2024A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
Every time I post a study on the completed work of the Lord who took away all the sins of the world, and how all that’s left for us to do is believe, I get a number of questions from people. These questions are always about others who don’t seem to have been changed at all by their salvation experience.
Blessed Is He Whose Hope Is In The Lord
Published: June 5, 2024A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—the Lord, who remains faithful forever. (Psalm 146:4-6)
Thy Kingdom Come
Published: June 3, 2024I recently read what I assume is the last book in the Left Behind series. Theologically I've been right with the authors through the whole series ... until now.