If God Is For Us

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Romans 8:31-32 In these verses Paul begins a series of rhetorical questions designed to make us think about the consequences of the things he has just been telling us in the previous verses. The answers to these questions are implied in the questions themselves. What are the three categories which Paul addresses that we find might threaten our security in God's love? What are the things to which Paul refers that are the proof that God is for us? God is not "for" everyone. He is against some. What determines whether God is for or against someone? How does the story of the pharisee and the tax-collector in Luke 18 relate to this passage? Does Paul believe that Christians have no one who opposes or is against them? What frame of mind should we have about those who oppose us that would transform our outlook? Why does Paul believe that God will not withhold anything from those who have believed in Him? (56 min)

Of Image And Rest

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Genesis 1:26-2:3 The point of Creation. Who is the “Us” in this passage? Three categories of the image of God in man. The breath of God. Dominion and the image of God. Why did God rest? The day of Sabbath and what it means.

Starting Over

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Genesis 9:1-8 God blesses Noah and his descendants, as he did with Adam and Eve. He grants permission for mankind to eat meat, nevertheless the value of life is strongly emphasized. A new dispensation or administration. The Image of God.