Want to learn more about Garments of Grace? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class. Below are links to the lessons in this 13-part series.
Introduction: If all of your life you have acted wisely by generally obeying your parents and God, you are at a distinct disadvantage in one important area: righteousness by faith. There is nothing like tumbling into a terrible sin to teach the important lesson t...
Introduction: If righteousness is like a robe, what does evil wear? This week we examine what the Bible has to say about the origin of Satan and of evil. Our study is complicated by the fact that some of the writing seems to be symbolic. What is real and what is...
Introduction: A once popular country and western song by Toby Keith contains the line "I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Do you feel that way sometimes? Innocence is better than knowing? The problem with erasing knowledge is that the clock of tim...
Introduction: Do you struggle with feelings of inferiority? Does jealousy sometimes cause you to do things that you would not otherwise do? What portion of your life is wasted trying to prove to others that you are worthy? Has jealousy altered the course of your...
Introduction: Do you ever ask yourself, "How do I know that Christianity is the right faith?" Judaism is older. Islam is younger than Judaism or Christianity, but is expanding rapidly. They are all"related" religions in that they share a common text (the Old Test...
Introduction: Do you remember the video game Donkey Kong? Although it has been a very long time since I've played a video game, I still recall trying to maneuver Mario up the series of inclines. We would be making great progress, and then suddenly get run over by...
Introduction: When I was growing up, I learned in my Christian school that sin was followed by calamity. That is often true. You deserve the punishment, you get the punishment, and you should know better than to ask God to shield you from what you deserve, right?...
Introduction: The controversy will probably never end over what is appropriate for worship in church. I have a clear preference and I know others who clearly disagree with me. Our lesson this week touches on something much deeper - what lies underneath our worship...
Introduction: The news this week is that the head of the International Monetary Fund, and the man leading in the polls for the office of President of France, sexually attacked a woman cleaning his hotel room. Assuming this is true, how does such a thing happen?...
Introduction: Jesus tells us in Luke 7:47 that those who are forgiven much, love much. Those who are forgiven little, love little. Have you been "good" your entire life? Were you obedient to your parents, the school authorities and the state authorities? Were...
Introduction: Matthew 21 contains stories which reveal that God has enemies among humans. The problem with these enemies is that they do not at first appear to be opponents, they appear to be supporters. Last week we studied the parable of the prodigal son and lea...
Introduction: "Man bites dog." "Revenge of the nerds." "Ugly guy marries beautiful girl." These phrases give us unexpected news. Normally dogs bite humans, the smart, good-looking, popular teens seem to prevail, and the handsome guy marries the beautiful girl....
Introduction: In the last several lessons we winced when we learned that "good" Christians may well be like the older brother in the story of the prodigal (Luke 15), or the religious Jews in the story of the "Good Samaritan" (Luke 10), or the friends of the king i...
