Using Leisure Time Well
Extract Most people never have enough leisure time. They view work as a necessary evil to earn enough money to do what they want to do in their free time.…
Introduction to the book of 1 Timothy
Extract Authorship: According to the salutation we find in 1 Timoty 1:1, the author of 1 Timothy is the apostle Paul. Paul attests to the fact that he used to…
Election
Extract Election is God’s decree whereby, of His own free will, He has predestined certain men to salvation to the praise of the glory of His name (Eph. 1:4-6; 1…
Introduction to the Book of 2 Thessalonians
Extract Authorship: The author of this epistle identifies himself as Paul (2 Thess. 1:1; 3:17). The early church and biblical scholarship throughout most of history have held to its Pauline…
Introduction to the book of Daniel
Extract Authorship: Daniel, whose name means “God is Judge,” is the sole author of the book. A youth at the beginning of the book and an old man at the…
Introduction to the Book of Ezekiel
Extract Authorship: Ezekiel is the author of this prophecy. He is identified by name on two separate occasions (Ezek. 1:3; 24:24), and throughout the prophecy the first person singular (“I”)…
Introduction to the Book of Philippians
Extract Authorship: Paul wrote the epistle to the Philippians (Phil. 1:1). The apostle ministered to the church in Philippi and was familiar with the believers there (Acts 16:12; 20:1-6). The…
Christ’s States
Extract Theologians in the Reformed tradition have long differentiated Christ’s incarnation into two states, based on Philippians 2:6-11: His state of humiliation (Phil. 2:6-8) and His state of exaltation (Phil.…