SEMESTER 2 122 – THE MERCY OF GOD BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 22 THE MERCY OF GOD Read Romans 9:14 through 24. INTRODUCTION: 1. Much comfort is lost through fear of dealing candidly with such texts. III: Calling a cow’s tail a leg. 2. So by withdrawing from the particularism of such…

SEMESTER 2 123 – THE GRACE OF GOD DEFINED BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 23 THE GRACE OF GOD DEFINED Read Jonah 2:9, Eph. 2:8-9, Titus 3:5-7. INTRODUCTION: 1. Grace is one of the greatest words in the Christian vocabulary, yet poorly understood. 2. For every Christian, God and only God is to be…

SEMESTER 2 124 – THE GRACE OF GOD REIGNING BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 24 THE GRACE OF GOD REIGNING Read Romans 5:12-21 INTRODUCTION: Grace is a word greatly used but lightly studied. In our text, Paul personifies two great forces: grace and sin. The word reign, would teach us much about…

SEMESTER 2 125 – THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD ESTABLISHED BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 25 THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD ESTABLISHED Read Rom. 8:28-32 and Eph. 1:11. INTRODUCTION: 1. There are five basic philosophical concepts of God. Atheism is the teaching of no God. Polytheism is the belief in many gods. Tritheism is belief in…

SEMESTER 2 126 – THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD EXPLAINED BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 26 THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD EXPLAINED INTRODUCTION: 1. Before we profess to understand divine providence, we must delete the word divine. 2. Government of God is compatible with His knowledge and wisdom, thus, it is too great…

SEMESTER 2 127 – THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD EXAMINED BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 27 THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD EXAMINED Read Dan. 4:34-37. INTRODUCTION: 1. The very principle of sanity is to see that God is governing the world. (Dan. 4:34-35) 2. When I say providence examined, I, in no wise, intend…

SEMESTER 2 128 – THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 28 THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD Read Deut. 7:9. INTRODUCTION: 1. This simple statement made concerning God is one of the noblest descriptions of any being. 2. The very warrant for faith (confidence) is faithfulness. 3. The power of God,…

SEMESTER 2 129 – THE LONGSUFFERING OF GOD BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 29 THE LONGSUFFERING OF GOD Read Psalm 103:6-14. (Note particularly verse 8.) INTRODUCTION: 1. All of God’s attributes are perfectly reconciled, while we are quite schizophrenic. III: “Oh, consistency, thou art a rare jewel.” 2. God’s creation reveals His…

SEMESTER 2 130 – THE WRATH OF GOD BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 30 THE WRATH OF GOD Read Psalm 2:1-12, Rev. 16:16-21, Rev. 14:18-20, Rom. 9:22-24. INTRODUCTION: 1. The wrath of God is an attribute most frequently revealed in Scripture, but poorly understood. 2. It is often preached as an act, but seldom studied,…

SEMESTER 2 131 – THE REPENTANCE OF GOD BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: THEOLOGY II LESSON # 31 THE REPENTANCE OF GOD Read Gen. 6:6-7, Ex. 32:14, Jud. 2:18, I Sam. 15:35, II Sam. 24:16, Num. 23:19, I Sam. 15:29. INTRODUCTION: 1. I take up this subject, not as an attribute of God, but a word used of divine action. 2. My…