Lilydale First Baptist Church

Sunday School Department - Biblical Institute

(Next Institute – January 7, 2012)

God Establishes a Faithful People:  Genesis

Institute Review from December 2011

Biblical Institute in the Book of Genesis

Pastor Alvin Love convened the monthly Biblical Institute on Saturday, December 3^rd.  Rev. Love led the students through an examination of Abram and his descendant’s relationship with God and His covenant with Abram. Rev Love said, “Faithfulness does not always mean knowing and it does not always mean doing.  God is building us into a faithful people.  Just because God calls us does not mean that we are suddenly perfected in faith.”  Likewise even though Abram was a man of faith, there is no evidence in the Bible that he was a perfect man.  Still God chose Him and was able to use him.

Rev Love defined covenants as agreements usually made by two co-equals.  God’s covenants with man are different.  Rev. Love likened them to suzerainty treaties.  These agreements take the form of “If you do this, then I will do that.”  God seals these legal relationships.  As such, God establishes legal relationships that lead to faithful relationships.  We must trust that He who has begun a good work in us will complete it.

Next Biblical Institue: Saturday, January 7, 2012

Biblical Institute in the Book of Genesis

Pastor Alvin Love will convene the first monthly Biblical Institute of 2012 on Saturday, January 7th. In December, Group #1 read Genesis 12:1-9; Group #2 read Genesis 13:1-15; Group #3 read Genesis 15:1-21; and Group #4 read Genesis 17:4-16 and 22:1-14.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: For our meeting in January, the four Groups are to answer these questions based on our previously assigned texts: What is Epiphany? What is Theophany? and What is the “Angel of the Lord”?