Treasures New and Old
Called to LightTreasures New and Old is taken from Matthew 13:52: “Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.” You can expect to find some well-known truths and doctrines of the faith as well as some new things that you might have not thought about or did not understand. We all need reminders of our Lord’s teachings – lest we forget His calling to us. But we also need to be stimulated unto love and good works with insights we may not have seen yet in our walk. This section of our website tries to provide that service. All works are copyrighted by the authors and Elkmont Baptist Church and may be freely used non-commercially, but must remain intact and retain authorship.
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This month, I want to look at seven exhortations or encouragements which Paul shared that apply to all believers. There are others in this chapter, but I want to concentrate on these seven for now.
- Reminder, the first eleven chapters of Romans were primarily salvation by faith through Jesus Christ with lots of arguments dealing with this subject. Also, it was primarily to the Jewish contingent in Rome, but also some arguments directed to the Gentiles lest they get prideful and cause contention. All have sinned, and all need to accept Jesus Christ by faith through God’s gift of grace.
We pick up this month about halfway through the chapter with Abram’s family being driven from Canaan to Egypt because of a great famine in the land. God often uses natural events (like floods, famines, etc.) to drive events on earth that serve His greater purposes. Abram gets tested, for he is fearful regarding his beautiful wife . . .