Firstly, when it comes to an actual book study, I really haven't been able to write out my thoughts in that sort of “article” format. Normally, I would just pin up one of the outlines I've worked out, but that has been looking horrid. All in all, it offers no real learning besides a skeletal overview at the very best. No, an actual study had to be worked on and would inevitably have to be in an essay format.

Secondly, I've found it much easier to do an article on some “hot” topic. You take something you feel a passion for and go with it…it basically writes itself. When you decide “Let's study the book of Leviticus” some people may not be too excited.

Which leads to my third problem on subject matter. Obviously, we'll be doing one of 66 books, but which one? I spoke to some of my geek friends about it and they suggested everything from Ecclesiastes to Revelation and someone mentioned Song of Solomon and I'll let you figure that one out. I've been studying Galatians fairly in-depth and started considering that perhaps that would be the book to share. As I wrote out my notes I realized that Galatians (although written earlier) has a lot of information that is expanded upon in the book of Romans.

Chronicle number one of God’s gospel dealt with the great problem man has before God: he is guilty of sin and condemned. Chronicle number two dealt with God’s Savior: not a philosophy or a religious program but a unique Person, the son of God and the son of man, Jesus the Lord. Chronicle number three looked at the performance necessary to satisfy God for our sins against Him. It was not our performance of today but Christ’s performance of yesterday. And the performance was not the manger, mount of beatitudes nor miracles but the cross: redemption by blood.

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The Problem

Personally I've never heard the question asked out loud but I have asked it of myself. I would find myself looking at scriptures and from an early age the question that was at the forefront of my mind was “Why?”

Not the “why?” of life or the “why?” of pain (although these questions did come up). But Why the death of Jesus? Why did He have to suffer and get crucified?

Randy Amos

Chronicle number one of God’s gospel dealt with the great problem man has before God. It showed the doctrine of condemnation because of sin. Chronicle number two dealt with God’s Savior. The Savior is not a philosophy or a religious program but a unique Person: the son of God and the son of man, Jesus the Lord.

This third chronicle looks at the performance required for one’s sin that is satisfactory to God the Father. The ethics, teachings, miracles, moral values, example and popularity of the Lord Jesus are powerless apart from His performance for sin. His Person apart from His right performance for sin saves no one.