I. God has prescribed for us a New Way of Living. (10:22-25)
For those who are a members of God’s family through faith in Jesus Christ, God has given us instructions for how we are to behave as his children, both in relation to Him as our Father and to one another in the church as brothers [...]
Archive for May, 2009
A New and Living Way, Part 3
Posted in Bible Study, Christianity, Women's Ministry, tagged 1 Thessalonians 5, adoption, Apostle John, community, deuteronomy 4, Exodus 3, Hebrews 10, Hebrews 4, High Priest, Ignatius, Isaiah 6, Jesus, Matthew 7, Moses, Patmos, Revelation1, worship on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A New and Living Way, Part 2
Posted in Bible Study, Christianity, Women's Ministry, tagged Apostle Paul, sacrifice, Galatians 3, John 14, Hebrews 10, Christian family, Judaism, Levitical priesthood, Ephesians 1, John 1, Foster parents, adoption, Moses, covenant, new covenant, Hebrews 9, Romans 3 on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I. God has provided for us a new and living way. (10:19-21)
Verses 19-21 are a summary of the previous nine chapters. These chapters explain to the Jewish believers why the covenant of Christ was superior to the covenant God made with Moses. In these three verses we are given three descriptions and benefits of the new [...]
A New and Living Way, Part 1
Posted in Christianity, tagged Christian living, community, discipleship, Hebrews 10, The Princess Diaries on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In 2001, Disney released the movie The Princess Diaries. In the movie, Mia, a socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl who is being raised by a single mom, discovers that the father she never knew has recently died. Not long after his death, her grandmother appears at her house and announces to Mia that [...]
Women and Sexual Sin, Part 3
Posted in Christianity, Sexuality, Women's Ministry, tagged adultery, Diane Tyson, fornication, homosexuality, immorality, infidelity, Luke 6, lust, Matthew 5, Romans 12, Sexual Morality, Sexuality on May 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Through the discussions posed by many Christian writers and thinkers, a realization has been made that the “big” sins associated with physical infidelity are behaviors that are the natural end of increasingly sinful thought lives. In other words, if a woman asks the question, “How close can I be with my co-worker without having technically [...]
Women and Sexual Sin, Part 2
Posted in Sexuality, Women's Ministry, tagged 1 Corinthians 6, Beth Moore, Daniel Heimbach, Diane Tyson, Dr. Karen McClintock, Freud, Leviticus 20, Sexual Morality, Sexuality, United Methodist Church on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many are unwilling to completely abandon the Freudian ideas of a sex-driven society and have attempted to explain Christian morality with a psychological bent. Secular ideas have been given Christian-sounding names and have been sold as biblical truth. According to a United Methodist clergy member and clinical psychologist, sexual sin has only occurred when [...]