The roles we play throughout life are governed by certain actions we take and rules we follow. When swimming each participant knows that they are to stay in their “swim-lane.” Drivers have to stay on their side of the road. Pilots sit in the cockpit while passengers sit in the back. The role we play determines the actions and guidelines we follow. The same is true in the family. This week we will consider the role of the wife and what are the actions and guidelines that God wants for her. This morning’s teaching focuses on 1 Peter 3:1-6. MP3 download.

 

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On August 3rd, I didn’t quite complete my lesson and I mentioned that I would post the final points to the blog. Well, better late than never! Credit to Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology for the bulk of this lesson.

The Holy Spirit Unifies
When the Spirit was poured out on the church at Pentecost, Peter proclaimed that the prophecy of Joel 2:28-32 was fulfilled (see Acts 2:16-18)

The emphasis is not on the Spirit being poured out on specially anointed leaders (like Moses or Joshua in the OT) but the Spirit was poured out on the entire community of believers (sons and daughters, young and old, masters and servants)
The community of believers was marked by unprecedented unity (Acts 2:44-47)

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Boys will be boys… there’s a time and a place for giving the Y chromosome its due. But CNN has a piece titled “Why He Needs a Room of His Own” featuring these glimpses into American domestic life (emphasis added):

Sal Guarisco, a 51-year-old sales manager from Atlanta, negotiated a mantuary with his wife, Wendy… “It’s a place to decompress so that by the weekend you’re not hiding out,” Sal says…”Sal has a lot he needs to escape from, so it’s good that he has a place to go,” says Wendy…

Jill Scully, 31, of Pescadero, California, doesn’t sneak up on fiancé Nicholas Woodman, 32, in his lair, a barn outfitted with $13,000 of race car simulation

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The Doctrine of God: Week 14
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 1, The Character of God: “Communicable” Attributes (Part 2)

This week we start to examine the “communicable” attributes of God (those which He has shared in part with us) which are clasified as ‘attributes of purpose’.  We begin by discussing an often controversial topic – God’s Will.

 

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The Doctrine of God: Week 12
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 12, The Character of God: “Communicable” Attributes (Part 1)

This week we continue to examine the “communicable” attributes of God (those which He has shared in part with us) as we continue to discuss His ‘moral’ attributes as we discuss His Holiness, Peace, and Righteousness.

 

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The Grace Fellowship Leadership Team answers your questions.

Q1 (2:39): How can you tell the difference between God’s will for my life and my will that I think is God’s will?

Q2 (10:10): What is the most effective way to witness to people that do not believe or “buy-into” II Tim. 3:16? Currently, I try to support why the Bible is infallible and reaffirms itself (i.e. the Old Testament supporting the New Testament, many authors over a long period of time that confirms the author, etc.). Now with the new thoughts regarding the Gnostic Book and the Di Vinci code, etc., more and more people don’t know the facts, etc.

Q3 (15:55): Husbands are to …

 

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