During my last message of the “Real Questions People Ask” series, I ended it by teaching about the Bible itself. In the final moments of the message, I gave a quick tour of how God reveals Himself in every book of the Bible. Several have asked for it, so here you go. Genesis – Creator & promised Redeemer Exodus – the Passover Lamb Leviticus – High Priest Numbers – water in the desert Deuteronomy – He becomes the curse for us Joshua – Commander of the army of the Lord Judges – delivers us from injustice Ruth – our Kinsman-Redeemer 1 Samuel – all in one, He is the Prophet/Priest/King 2 Samuel – King of grace & love 1 Kings – a Ruler greater than Solomon 2 Kings – the powerful prophet 1 Chronicles – Son of David that is coming to rule 2 Chronicles – the King who reigns eternally Ezra – Priest proclaiming freedom Nehemiah – the One who restores what is broken down Esther – Protector of his people Job – Mediator between God and man Psalms –...
The Most Important Passage in the Whole of Scripture Michael J. Kruger I have been teaching a weekly Bible study on the book of Romans to women in the Charlotte community. For the last several months, we have been plodding our way through the first three chapters as Paul has laid out his case that all mankind—Jew and Gentile—are sinful and rightly under the judgment of God. Paul finishes this section of his letter with this monumental statement: “For by works of the Law no human being will be justified in his sight” ( Rom 3:20 ). You can almost hear the gavel fall with a boom. Thankfully, Paul does not end his letter here. This morning, in the last installment of the women’s study for the Fall term (we will resume in the new year), we will move onto to 3:21 and following. There Paul utters two of the most beautiful words in all of Scripture, “But now….” These two little words provide a great sigh of relief for any sin-wracked soul wondering about his f...
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