HeyJaredExploring the Bible with Scott & Ken
Weekly Bible study lessons from the Travis Study Group at First Baptist Church in Smyrna, GA, USA. Lead teacher: Scott Allen, Teacher emeritus: Ken Travis.
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Romans Chapter 5 - Restored Relationship (opens the original)
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Scott Allen leads today's lesson from Romans 5:1-11,18-21. Believers are saved by grace through faith. Unmerited forgiveness is provided once and for all by Christ's perfect sacrifice. This means that a believer's standing before God is not performative. Yes, we are forever changed by the love of God, but it is not up to us to strive to keep that which Christ freely gave. We stand with free access to God, firm assurance of acceptance, and having the answer to a problem everyone must face. Either
Romans Chapters 3 and 4 - Saving Faith (opens the original)
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Scott Allen leads today's lesson from Romans 3:21-4:5. Can we earn eternal life? Only a perfect life could merit God's rewards. That's why we needed Jesus, the only perfect man, to die on our behalf. He paid the debt we could never pay. Do any of us deserve to have our sins washed away and to call heaven our home? No. Believers receive unmerited forgiveness through grace, sometimes spelled out as God's Riches At Christ's Expense. All we are asked to do is acknowledge our sin and believe in Jesus
Romans Chapter 2 - Coming Judgment (opens the original)
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Scott Allen leads today's lesson from Romans 2:1-13. All will appear before the judge. Excuses will not be accepted. We can't talk our way out of our guilt. We cannot bribe the Creator of All. We might claim to compare favorably to the crimes of others, but the judgment is individual. We don't measure up to the standard of God's marvelous law. There is hope, but not in stubborn opposition. Our only hope is to fall on God's kindness. He demands repentance and offers forgiveness. Paul clearly show
Romans Chapter 1 - True Power (opens the original)
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Scott Allen leads today's lesson from Romans 1:13-27. Only the gospel ("good news") of Jesus Christ has true power to set people of all nations free from sin. To accept the good news is to also acknowledge the bad news: in our human sinfulness, we all begin excluded from God's holy presence. To reconcile with God, we must admit He exists and that we are accountable to Him. Unwilling to submit to God, man's only alternative is to travel a dark road of willful ignorance that leads away from truth
Ruth Chapters 3 and 4 - Redemption (opens the original)
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Scott Allen leads today's lesson from Ruth 3:8-13; 4:13-17. Ruth has loyally followed her mother-in-law Naomi from her native country of Moab to Israel. Ruth has experienced the Lord's favor. Naomi's relative Boaz has noticed Ruth and learned about her story. Now is the time for a bold request. Ruth follows Naomi's instructions on how to ask Boaz to be her kinsman-redeemer. In a family whose hopes seemed shattered, a love story blooms. Boaz and Ruth not only model the redemption that God offers
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