Salvation by works is slavery, while salvation by faith alone is freedom.
Salvation by works leads to hate, while salvation by faith alone leads to love.
Salvation by works is living by the flesh, while salvation by faith alone is living by the Spirit.
Jesus saves us, not just through bringing peace, but bringing opposition upon himself as the Suffering Servant who dies for our sins.
This division that Jesus will bring is the ultimate division that finally and eternally designates every individual as being in or out of the family of God.
Like Mary, we must learn to marvel that our salvation is much greater than our worldly expectations. But also, like Mary, we must learn that the cost of salvation was greater than we could ever have expected.
Make the joy of seeing Jesus your "bucket list"
Worship in the waiting
Receive Jesus and consider your salvation as good as done
Make Christ the glory of the church and the light of revelation to our non-believing neighbors
The fallibility of man's plans
The infallibility of God's plan
Born to die that we might live
Law of the firstborn
Conclusion: Philippians 2:5-11
Luke
Theophilus
Zacharias
John
Elizabeth
Mary
The tongue's stricter use in teaching v.1
The tongue's small but dangerous potential vv. 2-8
The tongue's sinful inconsistencies vv. 9-12
Who is the Christ?
What does He save us from?
How does He do it?
Symbolically, we receive salvation the way Abraham received Isaac, and not the way Abraham received Ishmael. vv. 4:21-31
Now literally, receiving the incarnate Seed of Abraham by faith, we actually inherit the blessings of being adopted into the one unified family of God. vv. 3:26-4:7
Legalism is Pagan vv. 8-11
What, then, is the purpose of the law? vv. 3:19-25
Application
The experience of conversion proves that we are justified by Spirit-given faith and not by flesh-given faith. vv 1-5
Scripture proves that justification for the Old and New Testament saints has always been by imputed righteousness of Christ through faith in Him. vv. 6-18
Application: "Lord I believe, help my unbelief."
What did Peter do?
Why did Paul rebuke Peter?
What did Paul's own experience of conversion teach him about justification?
What did the Galatians' own experience of conversion teach them about justification?
Sola Scriptura - the gospel has only one source
Sola Fide - the gospel has only one salvation
Application: is the Reformation still relevant today?
The Prophecy (vv. 15-21) - Judgment on the Nations and the Restoration of Israel
Christ in Obadiah
Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated - The Doctrine of Election
Background - The context of Obadiah's Prophecy
The Prophecy (vv. 1-14) - The Judgment and Destruction of Edom
Application - The Effects of Pride
Isaiah 56:3-8, A dry tree: It's All About Jesus
Isaiah 53:5-7, A suffering servant: It's All About Jesus
Acts 8:26-40, On the road to Gaza: It's All About Jesus
Look forward to reigning with Christ as kings and priests on earth
Reclaim the protestant heritage that rediscovered the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers
Know that this doctrine is apostolic
Seek the Holy Spirit, who birthed this new priesthood on the day of Pentecost
Follow Jesus' own teachings on the priesthood of all believers
Fulfill the Old Testament call to be a holy nation
Be a restored gardener
Our need for Jesus to be our high priest
Our need for Jesus to be our king
Counting and knowing
Letting and maturing
If God is with them, why is there opposition?
Why doesn't Haggai mention their opposition?
What is the Jewish response to persecution from pagan rulers?
How God fulfills the promise of peace and end to gentile opposition, in both a near and far fulfillment.
