A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Part 5.  The conclusion of Paul’s case against combining Law and Grace We’ve arrived at the final chapter of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, where Paul has presented a strong case against combining Law and Grace. In effect, he has said the two are like oil and water; they […]

For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders... --Isaiah 9:6

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Part 4 of Paul’s case against combining the Law and Grace By now you know that Paul’s letter to the Galatians was a vigorous rebuttal to the claims of the so-called Judaizers, Jewish Christians who taught that Gentiles desiring to become Christians had to put themselves under the Law […]

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Part 3 of Paul’s case against combining the Law and Grace Paul has been showing the Galatians that all believers in Jesus are children of God. We are also descendants of Abraham, and heirs according to the promise God gave to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through […]

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Part 2 of Paul’s case against combining the Law and Grace In part 1 we established that the primary purpose of this letter was to contend against a group called the Judaizers, early Jewish Christians who taught that Gentile converts to Christianity also had to observe certain Old Testament […]

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Today we begin a study of Paul’s letter to the Galatians which I’ve subtitled “The Case Against Combining Law And Grace.” Scholars are divided as to the date of this letter. Some place it in the late 40s and others in the early 50s. Either way it one of […]

If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you.
Luke 17:6

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28) Here we have God in His most active mode, deliberately weaving every event of our lives together into a tapestry of beneficial effect. He is managing whatever happens […]

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There are four passages in the Old Testament that speak of a coming Messiah by referring to Him as "The Branch" but they all portray Him in a different way. Each one previews one of the Gospels.