Special Studies

Sanctification (Romans 6)

     The importance of the subject could not be stated in clearer terms than one finds in Hebrews 12:14, "Pursue after ... the sanctification (Grk., hagiasmos) without which no one...

The Message of the Cross (1 Corinthians 1)

        The phrase "the word of the cross" (NASB), or "the preaching of the cross" (KJV), or "the message of the cross" (TCNT) appears in 1 Corinthians 1:18,...

The Brothers of the Lord (Acts 1)

        Jerome (AD 385), while studying in Rome, wrote a reply to Helvidius affirming the perpetual virginity of Mary.  Jerome’s view reduces the number of persons in...

Demons and Demon Possession (Acts 5)

        The Scriptures give no clear testimony as to the origin of demons, just as they give no clear testimony as to the origin of the devil,...

The Providence of God (Romans 1)

        "Providence" is one of the words not specifically used of God in our English Bibles, but which expresses an idea which is everywhere assumed in Scripture.  Providence...

"Who Do You Say That I Am?" THE DEITY OF JESUS...

        While it's true that Jesus was a peasant Jew, the founder of a movement, an overcomer of social barriers, a healer, and a prophet who called...