Lessons

The Hope of the Church of the One Body – Part 2. The lesson on August 5, 2007 continued the series on the hope of the Church of the One Body. It is the second lesson and comes from a spin off of the three spheres of blessings. The beginning of this study was initiated from our Timothy Study. Specifically, the charge that Paul gave Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:13-14 “I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:” That word appearing is “Epiphany” which is our hope as we see in Titus 2:13 “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” This is the hope of the Church of the One Body. The calling always determines the hope. The calling in Abraham is the hope of Abraham. And that’s where this study is going to begin in understanding the hope of Abraham. The lesson covers the four covenants that were given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their offspring. These covenants of promise are: Abrahamic Covenant, Palestinian Covenant, Davidic Covenant, and finally the New Covenant. All of these covenants have as their focus Israel and the hope of Israel. We find that most of what Abraham was promised was earthly in nature (at least initially)