Recent Bible Studies, Church and Academy Events. Verse by verse Bible teaching, with an emphasis on practical application, from Pastor Ron Arbaugh of Calvary Chapel San Antonio
We want to be liked, accepted. We want others to think well of us. We've been taught that we deserve to be happy. But in this verse Paul assumes we are different by virtue of our new birth…
Never take your faith for granted! Never presume that you are superior because God is blessing for the moment. Continuing in your faith, continuing with God's heart toward the people of God, proves who you really are…
Jews worked hard for God's favor by trying to observe the law. Paul did so the most earnestly. Yet he says he earned it (as one of the elect). The difference? Grace vs. law. Here's what happens when we work trying to please God…
God chose Paul when he was a persecutor of Christ. If god did not reject a murderer like Paul, his reasoning is that He cannot, will not, reject Israel whom He also chose thus he concludes…
This is another psalm of David. Clearly, the occasion for writing was tremendous trials and unfair persecution. Very familiar circumstances in the life of the king.
In this chapter, we actually see Paul change personalities. Up to this point, he has been a pastor and an apologist. But here, he turns full-blown evangelist!