THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Introduction When Father God is glorified…all is well, is as well as it could ever be; when He is glorified, all is perfectly well. “…That the Father may be glorified in the Son…” says Jesus (John 14:13). In other words, the acts of Jesus resonate with the Father’s will and this He did expressly to […]

I.                       Introduction Peace [1] is the fruit of Jehovah God’s mercy, and mercy is the fruit of His grace, and grace is the fruit of His favor. Peace, therefore, intimately depends on God’s favor. Peace-> (stems from His) Mercy->(stems from His) Grace-> (stems from His) Favor. Peace is entirely of God because it is entirely

I. Introduction  What is the difference between Christian, biblical sovereignty, and mundane, secular sovereignty? There is more than a world of difference, because there is no such thing as secular sovereignty, except in a truncated way. Secular sovereignty, if there is such a thing, is but a pretension of biblical sovereignty, it masquerades as such.

I.                       Introduction   This study is interested in:   (1)          The physical attributes of the tabernacle’s golden lampstand (the menorah) and, (2)           its theological significance.   We shall discuss its physical features and its location in the tabernacle first, and then by God’s grace try to understand its theological significance both in Moses’ day and

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