UNFOLDING THE WORD With Dr. Gary Kuhne

No one has the choice of “whether” they will appear before God. Hebrews 9:27 reminds us that all will die and then face judgment. The choice before each person is “how” they will appear, what it is they are going to trust in to survive that inescapable encounter with the perfectly holy, righteous and just God! Choice #1 is the choice of self-righteousness, religious self-effort, believing (like the Jews) that we can “establish their own righteousness”. Choice #2 is the choice to accept our sin and hopeless "lostness", and decide to rest in the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ, credited to the life of all who repent and believe in the Gospel! God promises to all who make Choice #2 that they will never be put to shame, they will be saved, they will find eternal life with the Father. Choice #2 is open to all – have you chosen it?

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is I Thessalonians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

No one has the choice of “whether” they will appear before God. Hebrews 9:27 reminds us that all will die and then face judgment. The choice before each person is “how” they will appear, what it is they are going to trust in to survive that inescapable encounter with the perfectly holy, righteous and just God! Choice #1 is the choice of self-righteousness, religious self-effort, believing (like the Jews) that we can “establish their own righteousness”. Choice #2 is the choice to accept our sin and hopeless lostness, and decide to rest in the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ, credited to the life of all who repent and believe in the Gospel! Which choice have you made in your life?

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is I Thessalonians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The wonder of the Gospel actually created a stumbling block for Jews (and all religious people). The Jews believed they could “establish their own righteousness” and earn their salvation before God based upon a sincere effort to try to live a good life and go through the proper religious ceremonies (also believed by all religious people). They rejected the idea that their sin required nothing less than the perfect righteousness of Christ being credited to them by faith in order to be saved. The other option is to accept our sin and hopeless lostness, and decide to rest in the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ, credited to the life of all who repent and believe in the Gospel! Which option best describes your life?

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is II Peter. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The wonder of the Gospel actually created a stumbling block for Jews (and all religious people). The Jews believed they could “establish their own righteousness” and earn their salvation before God based upon a sincere effort to try to live a good life and go through the proper religious ceremonies (also believed by all religious people). They rejected the idea that their sin required nothing less than the perfect righteousness of Christ being credited to them by faith in order to be saved.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is II Peter. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

God is patient with us as “rebel pottery”, wishing for us to repent and believe in the Gospel so we could change from being “objects of wrath” and become “objects of His mercy”! Thus it is God patience that allows a saved remnant of fallen humanity in every era. In other words, God patiently waits on us to “come to our senses” regarding the Gospel, to decide to repent and believe in response to the conviction of our hearts.  

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is II Peter. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.