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Paul’s letter to the Romans connects past & present

The public resurrection of Jesus Christ is the sufficient cause for a public proclamation of the gospel, and also its universal confession—what Paul calls the obedience of faith. Or we might state this in its reverse: faith in Jesus Christ is universally commanded because the gospel is the proclamation of a public fact—his resurrection.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Galatians
- Galatians 4:1-11

Paul Corrects Confusion & Error in the Churches of Galatia

Noting the Positive Principle & Power that Confirms God's Promise

In its misperceived, perverted form, the promise could not be good news to all people, for it was enjoined to commands that had been given to some people. Once the universal scope and offer of the gospel was hidden by this heresy, Paul was swift and courageous to correct the error.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Matthew's Gospel
- Matthew 19:1-30

For this Cause

Marriage, divorce, & the kingdom of heaven

Matthew 19 reminds us that better questions often obtain better answers; but it more strikingly reminds us that the character of a question is first found in the integrity of a man’s heart. In the end, an inquirer’s ignorance is not nearly as damning as his unbelieving disposition.

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Commentary & Exposition

- The Book of Revelation
- Revelation 20:1-10

A Prelude to Eternity

Eschatology: Eden & the Millennium

From the moment that Adam sinned in time, salvation would be mediated through covenants, all of which were inaugurated in time. Those same covenants are now the record of history, and yet some of us are persuaded that their fullest expression is yet to come. The Lord Jesus is the seed, subject, and fulfillment of those covenants, but some of them find their complete expression in the Millennium.

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