Connecting the Old Testament to the Gospels Part Two Introduction The aim of Part II of this lesson is to make connections with what has been presented in the summary of the previous lessons with what Jesus taught to Israel in Matthew, Mark and Luke. The following are key points from the prologue of John’s […]
Door of Faith – Lesson Eleven
A Summary of God’s Major Moves Introduction The aim of this lesson is to call attention to the sequential topics in the previous lessons in preparation to move this study forward to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Jesus’ teachings in the Gospels were first presented to the Israelites and their […]
Door of Faith – Lesson Ten
God’s Use of Prophets for His Sovereignty Introduction The historical context for this lesson is the Levitical Priesthood age. The comprehensive aim is to understand how God maintained a dimension of His eternal kingdom in the lives of people on earth from Moses until the Messiah. Lessons Four through Nine were theological topics presented in […]
Door of Faith – Lesson Nine
God’s Nation Introduction Knowledge of the history of the Israelites helps Bible students keep our studies of the Old Testament attuned to God’s kingdom. Keeping attuned to the kingdom of God is necessary for Christians because we cannot separate God from His Kingdom (Ex. 19:5, 6; I Sam. 8:6; I Chron. 28:5; Psa. 103.19; Luke […]
Door of Faith – Lesson Eight
Purpose of the Levitical Priesthood Introduction God’s abandonment of the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood in favor of the Levitical Priesthood was another of His major moves in history. It was a temporary arrangement until Jesus Christ “was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.” Heb. 5:10. Most of Jacob’s […]
Door of Faith – Lesson Seven
God’s Kingdom Within His People Introduction God’s story in the Bible is about His purpose for creating mankind to be His children in His eternal kingdom. As Peter said, “We do not follow cleverly invented stories.” II Pet. 1:16. “But men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” II Pet. […]
Door of Faith – Lesson Six
Covenant of Promise Introduction In this lesson we will witness another major move God made to accomplish His purpose to develop children for His eternal kingdom. God made this move because a crisis developed similar to the situation in the days of Noah. The crisis developed when only a few people existed on earth with […]
Door of Faith – Lesson Five
Order of the Melchizedek Priesthood Introduction The aim of this lesson is to understand how the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood was God’s mechanism for offering covenants to sinful man. God’s covenants contained His “requirements, commands, decrees and laws.” Gen. 26:5. They also contained promises and grace. God did not create us to simply shower […]
Door of Faith – Lesson Four
The New Relationship of God with Mankind Introduction Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned. Rom. 5:12 Our study of the scriptures presented in Lessons One, Two and Three help us understand the change in […]
Door of Faith – Lesson Three
Man Has Become as One of Us Introduction Assuming, as Christians, we have understood why and how God created us, we can make a decision, by our own intelligence, to have faith in the scriptures we studied in Lessons One and Two. Each time we practice this cycle of learning; that is, reading scriptures in […]
