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Door of Faith

Principled Bible study, personal belief and faith is the way Christians, who have been entrapped in the “wisdom of man box of life,” are able to rise above our present spiritual level (II Cor. 3:18). We push open the lid of this mundane box and move by faith into a “wisdom of God spiritual box.” We do it by our own hearing, believing and putting our faith in God’s word. Our faith will have “substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” KJV. Heb. 11:1. Our level of faith will determine our zeal for what we have learned about ourselves from God’s word. Our level of zeal will determine the discipline we maintain over our behavior (John 2:17).

James, Peter & John

The Apostle John told the church; “I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth.” James assumed the Christians “scattered among the nations” had faith in the theologies, ethics and practices taught by Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul; therefore, he wrote: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” The Apostle Peter made the connection for Christians who had “perfected faith” with their eternal inheritance of God’s kingdom and the life therein.

God’s Evangelism by Jesus Christ

Jesus’ mission statement:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18, 19. His mission was carried out by His apostles with the cooperation of the Holy Spirit in Luke’s narrative called “Acts.” Jesus directed His great evangelism program for God from heaven after He became “Prince and Savior.” Acts 5:31. This book is a study of Acts.

Parables of Jesus

“Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables; He did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: ‘I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.’” Matt. 13:34, 35. Jesus explained the laws of life for people living in this world. He used the common things to explain spiritual things.

Hebrews

God, who created mankind in His image, has always offered people covenants by which we can enjoy fellowship with Him and help from Him. Adam and Eve broke God’s covenant and became aware of good and evil. Since then God has arranged a priesthood through which He offers forgiveness and covenants. The Hebrew epistle is a presentation of God’s new covenant for all mankind. Jesus Christ is the high priest and His own blood is His sacrifice of atonement. Please see a summary of God’s new covenant in Hebrews 8:10-12.

Sermon on the Mount

Everybody wants to be happy. Jesus told us how. Since our happiness is closely associated with the satisfaction of our innate needs, Jesus revealed the laws of life for our pursuit of goals to satisfy our healthy desires. These laws describe how our spirits can develop the eight emotional attitudes Jesus presented in His sermon. Armed with these attitudes and the grace of God “in Christ,” Jesus has assured us of success in attaining satisfaction. The result is happiness.

Romans

The Apostle Paul wrote this letter to the saints in Rome after God through Jesus had broken down the barrier between Jew and Gentile. God, Himself, drew the line, in order to make a covenant with Abraham that is now being fulfilled “in Christ.” Paul carefully described how God arranged the body of Christ, the church, in such a way so all people can “be devoted to one another in brotherly love.” Romans 12:10.

Kingdom of God

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we beheld and our hands handled, concerning the Word of Life—and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us—what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, that you also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write, so that our joy may be made complete. I John 1:1-4

The Letters to the Corinthians

This is a principled study of the letters the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian church. He wrote this series of letters after members of the household of Chloe informed him about quarreling in the church. Paul immediately classified it as a case of church members caught up in “man’s wisdom” verses God’s wisdom (I Cor. 1:17). Consequently, we will be seeking to be enlightened by the “wisdom of God” in our study of these letters.