by Christ Company | Nov 2, 2015 | Bible
Galatians 1
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
No Other Gospel
6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
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by Christ Company | Nov 1, 2015 | Doctrine
OUR HISTORY IN THE FIRST ADAM
Miles J. Stanford
In this opening chapter we will trace our history in relation to the first Adam: the ruin we received from Adam by inheritance, and the remedy we received from God by the Cross. We cannot become what we already are in Christ, until we know what we were in Adam. Therefore it is important that we personalize the facts: this is my history!
Everything in Adam is the ground of sin and death; everything in the Lord Jesus is the ground of growth and life. Our responsibility is to keep off the old ground, and to live on the new ground–our position in Christ.
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by Christ Company | Nov 1, 2015 | Bible
I. Titus 1:1-4
A. Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
II. Introduction
A. Who is Titus?
1. A Gentile Traveling partner of Paul’s (Gal. 2:1-3).
a) Not mentioned in the records of Paul’s missionary journeys in the Book of Acts.
b) What we know of Titus is drawn from this letter together with 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, and 2nd Timothy.
c) Titus was closely associated with Paul at Antioch and accompanied Paul and Barnabas from there to Jerusalem when questions arose concerning whether Gentiles must be circumcised to be saved.
d) Later, we find Paul at Troas, disappointed in not meeting Titus (2Cor. 2:13), who had been sent on a mission to Corinth; but later, in Macedonia Titus joined him (2Cor. 7:6–7,13–15).
e) Titus was sent back to Corinth in company with two other trustworthy Christians, bearing the second epistle to the Corinthians and with the request that he would attend to the collection being taken for the poor Christians of Judea (2Cor. 8:6,17).
f) The “brethren” whom Paul mentioned that took the first epistle to Corinth (1Cor. 16:11–12) are thought to be Titus and another unnamed companion.
g) It is probably in the interval between the first and second imprisonment of Paul at Rome, when he and Titus visited Crete. This is where Titus remained and received this letter written to him by Paul (Titus 1:5).
h) From Titus 1, verse 4, we learn that Paul was instrumental in Titus coming to faith in Christ.
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by Christ Company | Oct 23, 2015 | Doctrine
Our History in The Last Adam
Our history in the Last Adam, our risen Lord Jesus, begins on the only basis for resurrection life–death. Our relationship to the first Adam rendered us dead in sin, but our death with Christ made us dead unto (in relation to) sin–the one condition for newness of life.
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by Christ Company | Oct 23, 2015 | Doctrine
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CHURCH TO THE NEW COVENANT?
INTRODUCTION
Exposition of the New Covenant and its relationship to the church has traditionally proven to be a “sore spot” for dispensational interpreters. Because dispensationalism has all too frequently emphasized Scripture’s discontinuity at the expense of its continuity, dispensationalists have often had difficulty explaining the New Testament verses that seemingly apply Israel’s New Covenant to the church age. This paper will attempt to demonstrate how the New Covenant relates to the church in a way that maintains the continuity as well as the discontinuity between God’s programs for Israel and the church. In pursuance of this end, the following three areas will be explored: the Old Testament’s presentation of the New Covenant, what the New Testament presents regarding the New Covenant’s ratification and relation to the church, and inadequate views some interpreters have offered concerning how the New Covenant relates to the church.
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