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11 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 76
(Key verses: Gen 25:22-34)
Spiritual sonship is a theme in the scriptures which highlights God’s purpose with mankind, which in this life is reserved for those few whom He is conforming to the image of His Son, Jesus Christ (Joh 1:1-4; Col 1:15-19; Rev... [read more]
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11 years ago
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Foundational Themes in Genesis – Study 75
(Key verses: Gen 25:19-21)
The scriptures call Abraham “the father of us all” and in that Abraham is a type of our heavenly Father who inspires us to seek Him through the faith of Jesus and obediently follow in His righteousness, which comes through th... [read more]
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11 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 74 (Key verses: Gen 25:12-18)
The book of Genesis is named after the Greek word “genesis” which has its Hebrew equivalent in the word “tôledâh” which appears at least 13 times in the book of Genesis and is translated as “generations” (Gen 2:4; Gen 5:1; Gen 6... [read more]
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11 years ago
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Foundational Themes in Genesis – Study 73
(Key verses: Gen 25:1-11)
Abraham is revealed to us in the scriptures as one of the main examples of what the faith of Christ causes in those few who are first called out to receive the spiritual inheritance - the “eklektos” are called out of the “klēt... [read more]
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11 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 72 (Key verses: Gen 24:62-67)
The book of Genesis reveals mankind’s biggest needs which consume his whole life from beginning to end. The first man Adam was created void of spirit life and was formed in a corruptible earthy body of sin and death (Gen 1:2; Ge... [read more]
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11 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 71
(Key verses: Gen 24:29-61)
The wedding supper of the bridegroom, Jesus Christ, and all the preparations the Father is making for that feast, is the most beautiful love story ever told. Finding a wife is indeed a good thing, and that opens the favour of... [read more]
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11 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 70
(Key verses: Gen 24:11-28)
In Genesis chapter 24 we see the longest chapter in the book of Genesis, which will be divided into four segments for the purpose of our discussions:
• Verses 1 to 10: Abraham gives specific instructions to his servant about... [read more]
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12 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 69
(Key verses: Gen 24:1-10)
The faith of Christ is a foundational truth of the doctrine of Christ, but faith also abides now and is, in the end, an essential part of the mature fruit of the spirit if we are to please God (Heb 11:6):
Heb 6:1 Therefore ... [read more]
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12 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 68
(Key verses: Gen 22:20-23; Gen 23:1-20)
In our previous discussion we saw how God intervened to save Isaac’s life after God revealed Abraham’s obedient heart of faithfulness to His commandments. The scripture says Abraham received Isaac back from the d... [read more]
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12 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 67
(Key verses: Gen 22:1-19)
The foundational theme of “faith toward God” is beautifully revealed through the faith of Abraham as one of the types given in the scriptures to show us how the faith of Christ in us works and takes us to spiritual maturity th... [read more]
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12 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 66
(Key verses: Gen 21:14-34)
We are discussing the foundational theme of faith as we are learning from Abraham as God’s Old Testament type of the route the faith of Christ will take us on. The faith of Christ opens up His refreshing waters through His Wo... [read more]
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12 years ago
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Foundational themes in Genesis – Study 65
(Key verses: Gen 21:1-13)
The faith of Christ is an assurance of things hoped for and a conviction of things not seen, as the scripture declares (Heb 11:1). This faith works as a contrast to all natural and worldly reasoning and inclinations. Even in t... [read more]
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