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After a week out last week, we come back to the series that we were in, looking at the all important doctrine of scripture and how that plays out in the world…

From the blog of Allen S. Maller at The Times of Israel

By James Boice Scripture: Matthew 5:20 In this week’s lessons, we see that no amount of human righteousness can ever please God, but only the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ will lead to eternal life. Theme: A Different Kind of Righteousness There is a fourth reason why human righteousness is unacceptable to God, and it is most important. Human righteousness is actually a different kind of righteousness from that which God requires. God asks for divine righteousness, and human righteousness is not divine righteousness at all.  Most people think of goodness much in the way w...

By James Boice Scripture: Matthew 5:17 In this week’s lessons, we learn what it means that Jesus fulfilled what was written in the law and the prophets. Theme: Christ and the Law The first great public utterance of the Lord Jesus Christ on Scripture not only set forth its complete authority, as we saw last week. It also contained the categorical statement that the Scriptures were to be fulfilled in their entirety by him. Jesus said, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth...

Theme: Christian Leaders In this week’s study, we look at the office of elder and deacon, and note the importance of Christian leadership, both in the church and in other callings we have received from God. Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-13 We could characterize these first two chapters of 1 Timothy as being marked by strong doctrine. In chapter 1, Paul contrasted the sound doctrine of Scripture with what is false. He knew that there were false teachings circulating and he wanted Timothy to be on his guard against them to make sure that the churches with which he was involved maintained biblical ...