I'm working on notes for our new Bible study starting next Thurs (8/31) 6:30-7:30 pm...... we'll be studying the book of Galatians (chapter by chapter). I will be taping it via Facebook live.... not too late to join us. Message me so that I can add you to the group. You will be able to [...]
Branches NOT bearing fruit….
John 15:1-2: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. (2) Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away...." takes away in the Greek is to lift up; to bear; to carry Every branch not bearing fruit He lifts up and carries. He bears them up. He doesn't cut [...]
Theology Essay — Paul’s Gospel
I love that Paul called it “my Gospel.” It was this “nearly too good to be true” good news of Grace, of Jesus that Paul lived his life from. My gospel! These were words of intimacy… of familiarity. Paul’s life was rooted in this Gospel… “it is no longer I who live, but Christ who [...]
Faith understands….
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. ~ Hebrews 11:3 I love this verse! First it tells us that faith understands. We know through Paul's teachings that the faith we live by is not [...]
Speaking Spirit
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children..... Ephesians 5:1 We are to be imitators of God. Mimic Him. Imitate the pattern He has set. The amplified version says to imitate Him as well-beloved children imitate their fathers. The Message Bible says watch what God does, and then you do it. Like children who learn proper [...]
Romans Review — Week 25 — His Life IN US, AS US, and THROUGH US! (video)
To access notes for this video teaching click the link Romans Review — His Life IN US, AS US, and THROUGH US https://www.facebook.com/robin.smit1/videos/10211413044341086/
Theology Essay — Salvation!
Wednesday night we came home from the hospital after seeing a friend who was diagnosed with stomach cancer that they say is inoperable and untreatable. Thursday morning I got up and sat down to work on my Bible study notes and instead ended up writing 10 pages of what turned out to be this essay. [...]
Romans Review — His Life IN US, AS US, and THROUGH US (Bible study notes)
For the video teaching that goes with these notes click the link Romans Review — Week 25 — His Life IN US, AS US, and THROUGH US! (video) The Gospel Romans 1:16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; [...]
