PPT-Scripture reading: Romans 12:9-12

Do we disappoint the world Matthew 513 You are the salt of the earth but if salt has lost its taste how shall its saltiness be restored It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under peoples feet. Scripture Reading Read Luke 23 and 24 Discussion Guide Jesus Disgraced Day 1 1 Read Genesis 218 21 Why did God provide for Ishmael and Hagar who had been banished 2 Day 2 3 Read 2 Samuel 9 Why was David looking for a descendant of the house of Sau Scripture: Romans 8:26 - 39 Supported by John 14:25 - 27 “The Spirit helps us when we do not know how to pray, that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words” (Romans 8:26) . Jonah 2:2-9. .. Scripture Reading. Jonah 2:2-9. 2 . He said:. “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave . a . I called for help, and you listened to my cry.. Subject: Assurance of God's Love. KNOW THAT GOD'S LOVE IS GREATER THAN SIN . Romans . 8:31-39. 31 . What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? . 32 . Interpreting Scripture Responsibly. “One verse, three different interpretations. Who’s right?”. Interpreting Scripture Responsibly. The need for rules of interpretation. An objective standard by which to arbitrate . The “Law Written On The Heart”. The “Law Written On The Heart”. Did men under OT have the . "law written on the heart". ?. How does God . "draw men". . to . Himself?. How do denominations draw men to their organizations?. Lesson 8 for the 21. st. of August, 2010. The converted Jews thought that it was necessary to keep the law (both moral and ceremonial) to be saved; they were teaching that at several churches. .. Paul understands that the old man (the Jewish believer) strives to gain salvation through strictly observing the law. The new man accepts the sacrifice of Christ as a mean of salvation. 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.. In the beginning was the Word. Jesus Christ . Teacher & Lover . Reading Scripture in Light of the Cross . Sole and Universal Key . Our Textbook is the Crucified One. Painted in red the great Page separating the two Testaments! At once all doors open, all conflicts vanish, . The term “canon” has its origin in a family of Semitic words that referred to a reed or a rod. . In ancient times a straight rod might be marked for the purpose of measuring. . The word came to refer to a series of marks used for measurement. . Thursday, January 3, 2013. © 1/3/2013, Jeffrey Bame – Content of this presentation may not be used without explicit permission. . “The Word of God: Interpreting Scripture and Tradition”. Cornerstone document: . We need to . KNOW. :. Genesis 1: 26 Then God said, ". Let Us make man in . Our. image. , . according to Our likeness. ; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. The Book of Romans The Story of God’s Explosive Grace Last week we provided an introduction to a study on Romans 12-16 which is the portion of Romans dedicated to practical Christian living… Review… In . an article from 2007, a well-known theological writer, Luke Timothy Johnson, coming out in acceptance of same-sex unions, admitted that such a position demands "intellectual honesty.” He also said, for himself, that he has "little patience with efforts to make Scripture say something other than what it says, through appeals to linguistic or cultural subtleties.