“Put the whole world on one side of the scale and you will see that the soul of Paul outweighs it.” -John Chrysostom (349-407) The Apostle Paul is a towering figure in world history. Martin Luther called him “the wisest man after Christ.”2 Luther went on to say of Paul, “We should rejoice and take … Read more
“you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.” – Galatians 1:13 The first thing we learn about Paul in the Scriptures, is that his pre-conversion name is Saul as he is named after the Old Testament king. Saul is a religious … Read more
“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God…” – Romans 1:1 Have you ever gotten a text, email, voicemail, or call from someone who failed to identify themselves? When we don’t know who is speaking, it is hard to know exactly what they mean. The … Read more
In this introduction to the book of Romans, Pastor Mark talks about Paul, prophecies, and the fact that it’s always all about Jesus.
“Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel.” – Paul (1 Corinthians 9:16) As a Catholic young man who was not yet born again because of my own disinterest in spiritual things, at the age of seventeen I met the girl of my dreams, a pastor’s daughter named Grace. As our friendship developed, … Read more
2 Peter 3:15-18 – …count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the … Read more
2 Peter 3:1-10 – This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, knowing this first of … Read more
2 Peter 2:17-22 –These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved. For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error. They promise them freedom, but they themselves are … Read more
2 Peter 2:10-16 – Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones, whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord. But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which … Read more
2 Peter 2:4-10 – For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood … Read more
2 Peter 2:1-3 – False prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. … Read more
2 Peter 1:20-21 – …no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. As we conclude our study of 25 Old Testament prophecies that prove the Bible is true and … Read more