Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-acts-10-fair.html As they came into class, I had them line up and gave them each a letter grade, telling them that Bro. Baker (our CES director) needed them. Some were not pleased with how I decided their grades! Imaging that! We discussed how they thought I came up with their grades and it was unfair. I was being partial to the taller members of the class. Until Acts…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/romans-77-811-the-battle-we-all-face/ I outline Romans 7:7-8:11 as follows: Romans 7:7-8:11 The Battle We All Face: A New Spirit in a Fallen Mortal Body 1. Romans 7:7-14 The Law & Sin 2. Romans 7:15-25 The Rude Awakening: My Mortal Body Fights My Spirit … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/romans-5-6-oneonewon/ “Just as a man does not really desire food until he is hungry, so he does not desire the salvation of Christ until he knows why he needs Christ. No one adequately and properly knows why he needs Christ until he understands and accepts the doctrine of the Fall and its effect upon all mankind” (President Ezra Taft Benson in Conference Report, Apr. 1987, 106; or Ensign,…
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Understanding Grace, Justification, and Sanctification Justification and sanctification are at the center of God’s gracious plan of salvation and are the essence of our witness of the Lord Jesus Christ. While justification and sanctification may be viewed as distinct topics, in reality I believe they are elements of a single divine process that qualifies us to live in the presence of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Justification…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/romans-61-76-saved-by-grace-changed-by-grace/ Romans 6:1-7:6 can be outlined as follows: I. Romans 6:1-7:6 Two Key Ideas: To be dead to sin (justification), to be alive in Christ (sanctification). 1. Romans 6:1-11 The new life of a Christian, symbolism of our baptism a. Romans … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/02/for-god-so-loved-world.html Valentine treat bags for my Seminary studentsSee photo below for a close up of the scripture We were studying the book of John the week of Valentines Day. Perfect timing.
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/romans-321-31-paul-justification/ In Romans 3:21-8:39 Paul spends time teaching the Romans what a Christian is like, comparing the New Covenant with the Old, comparing Adam to Jesus, and illustrating how Heavenly Father is an active participant in our lives. The next few … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/romans-212-320-how-the-lord-judges-man/ Romans 2:12-3:20 can be outlined as follows: Romans 2:12-3:20 The Law: How God judges mankind 1. 2:12-16 How the Lord will judge the Gentiles 2. 2:17-29 How the Jews will be judged 3. 3:1-18 Paul answers questions relating to Jew/Gentile … Continue reading →
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This was a short week due to the President’s day holiday, but we were able to do 8 chapters. From now on the material is going to go faster and faster. So far I don’t think that we are having any problems keeping up on the reading. I did some averaging last week, and our daily reading is 96%. That means that on an average day, 15.36 out of 16…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/romans-1-welcome-to-the-roman-world/ Romans 1 emphasizes the fact that God honors agency. Several times in this chapter Paul states that God allows even the wicked to seek their respective goals and purposes. He says, ”God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their … Continue reading →
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