CHURCH

By David Maas
"For you are the sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus."

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{MISSION AND IDENTITY}
  1. The Message of the Gospel - (The church is called to proclaim the Good News of the kingdom of God in every inhabited corner of the earth) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Kings and Priests - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples reign with Jesus and fulfill their royal role as “priests” who render service in his Tabernacle)
  3. Neither Jew nor Greek - (To return to the custodianship of the Law would mean to erect again the divisions between Jewish and Gentile believers) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Christ and Caesar - (Satan offered Jesus unlimited political power to achieve his messianic mission if only he accepted him as his overlord) - {PDF Copy}
  5. People of the Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The church is the battlefield where the final war is being waged between the Lamb and the Ancient Serpent Satan)
  6. Redeemed of the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the redeemed people of God is composed of men and women from every nation purchased by the death of Jesus)
  7. The Sign of the End - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus declared the end will not come until “this gospel of the kingdom of God is proclaimed to all nations” – Matthew 24:14)
  8. Sons of Light - (The Day of the Lord will mean salvation to the “sons of light” who remain ever vigilant and prepared for it) - {PDF Copy}

{TO FOLLOW JESUS}
  1. Appointed to Tribulation - (Disciples of Jesus escape “wrath” but endure “tribulation” - To which they have been “appointed”) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Tribulation of the Church - (In Revelation, faithful saints experience tribulation, whereas, the unrepentant undergo wrath) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Beast Wages War - {PDF Copy} - (The language of war is employed to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb)

{LAW OF MOSES}
  1. Having Started in the Spirit -- (The receipt of the Spirit while in an uncircumcised state is irrefutable proof that Gentiles are accepted by God AS GENTILES) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Why, Then, the Law? - (Galatians 3:19 - If a man is not justified by the works of the Law, what was the purpose of the Torah given at Sinai?) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Food and Calendars - (Paul argued for tolerance within the church on food regulations and observing holy days because the “shadows” have found their fulfillment in Jesus) - {PDF Copy}

Photo by Andy Hutchinson on Unsplash
Shoalhaven Heads, Australia, by Andy Hutchinson on Unsplash