1. Introduction The Kingdom of God (“Kingdom” oftentimes henceforth; the Kingdom of Jehovah God is in view throughout). The Kingdom…what is it? It is, in the first place, as the term of its own indicates, a theocracy [1]. So was the sense from the beginning; so the Old Testament attests ([~16th c. BC]: Exd 19:6,

I. The Seder The Passover-eve service, also known as Seder (Hebrew “order”), is a religious meal which in New Testament times as today marks the beginning of the Passover festival; the meal itself is the most important event of the festival. For those living outside the limits of ancient Palestine, the meal is celebrated on

I.                       Introduction The term “Christ-likeness” bespeaks of a measure. There might be a lot, or a little, or even full (?), or none, of this Christ-likeness in an individual. And the term bespeaks of an orientation, a direction, as well. That is, said measure is highly dependent on an individual’s alignment with Christ. We are

I. Introduction (Mat 5:1-2) From Nazareth, Capernaum, Lake Galilee…unto a mountain, and a great spiritual teaching (EDIDASKEN AUTOUS): Jesus, the Teacher, unfolds the spirit of the Law, perfectly embodied in Himself [1]; He reveals the heart of Jehovah God (Mat 11:27, Jhn 1:18, 12:49, 17:8, 2Cr 4:6), and in no small way He reveals the

I. Introduction The great I AM, Jehovah,1 our God, He has no beginning or ending, He simply “is” (as in “to be”). He always has been and He always will be (Ps. 90:2). It is intuitively obvious that God, as God, must have such perpetuity. To be God, God must necessarily be eternal—why; why is

I. Introduction   Never spoke a man like Jesus. Not least His claims of deity—stunning. Jesus’ discourse with Thomas and particularly with Philip as recorded in the Gospel of John, the fourteenth chapter, is noteworthy. This study is interested in one segment of that discourse, namely, Jesus’ response to this request by Philip: “…Lord, show

I. Introduction In the simplest sense, that which is “righteous,” is that which is “right.” In Christianity, righteousness connotes specifically a state of spiritual approval of a person by Jehovah God, and Justification is that person’s means of attaining to this righteousness, to this being “right” before Jehovah God. Spiritual approval by God can of

. Introduction Job was sincere in his piety—Job loved Jehovah God; and God affirmed that piety. Satan challenged God in this and proposed that Job’s piety was a function of blessings, not altruistic devotion. Satan claimed further that if Job were brought low he would curse and abandon God (Job 1:9-11), so God gave Satan