Scripture: One Book at a Time

The whole of Sacred Scripture is a single narrative that promises and points to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of the World. It is an epic story, the greatest ever told, and told "one book at a time." Each book makes it contribution to the narrative as God reveals God's self to us and his desire that all be saved.

Lesson 57 – New Testament Letters

The New Testament letters are some of the most accessible parts of the Bible. They were written by early Christian apostles who were appointed to spread the good news about him to the ancient world. Have you ever tried reading the letters in the New Testament and found yourself lost or asking, “What on earth is Paul talking about?” If you read these letters at any length, you know that they are full of sections we may experience as inspiring (Paul’s bit about the foolish wisdom of the cross in 1 Corinthians 2), puzzling (Paul’s discussion of hairstyles in 1 Corinthians 11), or off-putting (Peter’s depiction of obedient slaves and wives in 1 Peter 2-3). History and Context make a lot of difference

Justification, Righteousness, and Sanctification

Such is the lexicon of words that swirl around St. Paul’s letters to the Romans and the Galatians, as well as the Letter of James. If not the words specifically, then the underlying derived theological understanding…and not all Christian denominations share the same understanding of the words. Want to know more? Take a look this explanatory document.