Category Archives: Amazing Grace

Josh Keele, who posts nearly as much on this blog as I do, and with whom I disagree on many things, raises an interesting and important question. If Galatians teaches that the marks of the church are faith and love … Continue reading →

We adult Bible class teachers met Wednesday night to go over Parts 0.5 and 1 of the lessons on Galatians (those of us who didn’t go to the basketball game). It was correctly pointed out that I left unclear my … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to figure out a better way to introduce this difficult teaching to a Sunday school class. Where’s the one key that helps show what Paul is trying to say. Here’s an idea. Last week we studied Romans … Continue reading →

This is a series of lessons designed for the classroom, so I’ve got to limit myself somewhat. I promised myself I’d do only 2 posts on Galatians, because I only want to do 2 classes on Galatians, and so I … Continue reading →

 [I’ve been re-posting these lessons as I edit them for the adult classes we’re teaching at my home congregation. I’ve accelerated re-posting these two lessons on Galatians by a week or two because of their relevance to the Quail Springs … Continue reading →

This is the big one–the very question that causes the Churches of Christ to repeatedly divide over countless issues. Introduction Just to give a flavor of the tragedies caused by our unrelenting insistence on dividing over every disagreement at all, … Continue reading →

In working with the teachers to prepare this lesson, I decided it would be helpful to spend less time on Uzzah and Simon Magus and more time on a few Old Testament stories that better help us understand the character … Continue reading →

We’re not through laying out a theology of grace, but this is a good time to pause and respond to the obvious objections to what’s been taught thus far. Nadab and Abihu Nadab and Abihu were sons of Aaron and … Continue reading →